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Chemotherapy can invite hairloss |
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Written by admin
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Tuesday, 05 September 2006 |
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Chemotherapy treatment is only meant for cancer. Although this anti-cancer treatment (chemotherapy) saves many lives, it generates a number of physical side effects like low blood pressure, nausea, diarrhea, oral lesions and alopecia (hair loss). The drugs of this treatment interfere in all cell division, and cause indigestion, bone marrow and hair follicles. Chemotherapy hair loss may include scalp, facial, axillaries, pubic and body hair. Chemotherapy hair loss occurs over a period of days or weeks varying from slight thinning to complete loss of hair. In fact after completion of therapy, hair regrowth usually occurs in six to eight weeks.
It is quite normal in chemotherapy resulting to hair loss. However the psychological impact on the patient can be devastating and even life threatening. In fact most people are suffering from hair loss in this therapy treatment where as some do not loose their hair at all. But those who deals with this hair loss from this treatment, they not only do loose their hair from head but also hair loss occurs on the other parts of their body. Chemotherapy drugs can cause anything from slight thinning to complete loss of hair. So you need to take healthy diet to put those nutrients that have been lost due to the chemo. You should not be worry about waking up one morning with no hair as it can occur sudden. You can be regained and replaced by stronger and healthier hair after the completion of your treatment. That is why it is necessary to get enough protein in your diet as protein is an important part of your hair. It is better to discuss with cancer patient and about their hair loss due to chemotherapy. Which will give best support to you and you will get sufficient information for your better treatment. They will give you good advice and make you feel good about yourself. In fact you should not feel depressed about your hair loss during this hard time. You should feel positive and be active during your treatment of your cancer and hair loss, in fact this the important part of this treatment. Your self-confidence will back with the right sources and treatment will effective and also you will get your hair in time. Make sure that when you are dealing with hair loss due to chemotherapy you should possess healthier and stronger hair before getting the right treatment and information.
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