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although cancer does make your hair fall out (because you're just generally ill) it's actually the chemotherapy that makes it fall out. if you don't get the treatment, you'll still have some hair.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 13y agoCancer usually doesn't cause hair loss. It's a side-effect of the chemotherapy treatment, which slows cell division of the cancer cells but also of the hair cells.
For more information just Google chemotherapy.
Also if you fear that you or someone you know may have cancer speak immediately to a physician, because other serious diseases can cause hair loss.
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∙ 10y agoMany different things can cause or contribute to hair loss. Alopecia, Thyroid problems, stress, hormones, and chemotherapy (chemotherapy is not a disease its a treatment) are only a few.
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∙ 11y agoWhen you take chemo therapy in any type of cancer, your hair will fall out only to be regrown shortly.
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∙ 13y agoCancer itself does not make your hair fall out. However, chemotherapy, a common treatment for many types of cancer, prevents the growth of new hair cells which leads to hair falling out.
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∙ 13y agoCancer doesn't make your hair fall out, its the treatments that can make your hair fall out.
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∙ 14y agoits not cancer...its radiation and chemo!
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∙ 12y agoyes, it does fall out
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Which kind of cancer causes hair to fall out?
Cancer does not make your hair fall out. It is actually a cure called chemotherapy.
Does your hair fall out when you get cancer?
Generally no. Hairloss is a side effect of chemotherapy in the treatment of cancer.
Why does some of my hair fall out even though I don't have cancer?
Because your hair might be damaged!
Does laser treatment for cancer cause hair fall out?
Yes but the hair could grow back.
How the people with cancer are haven't hair?
Well, the doctors shave off your head is you have cancer because it will fall out anyway, because of the cancer.
Can too much heaty food like chocolate and fried food cause hair to fall?
no th only thing that makes your hair fall out is cancer and straighting your hair too much !!! G2G IM AT SCHOOL Cancer don't cause hairfall it is the treatment for cancer that cause hairfall. Straightening your hair will cause hair to break to look like you are dropping hair.
Does falling of hair means that you have leukemia?
No, hair loss is not a sign of leukemia, in cancer patients hair loss is actually a side effect of treatment and not a symptom of the disease itself
Why are peoples head shaved after cancer?
They under go a type of treatment which makes their hair fall off
Does your hair alway fall out with kemo?
Well. No it isn't. Kemo is a sort of therapy that people with cancer undergo.
T when you have cancerdoes your hair fall ou?
Hair falling out while a person has cancer usually happens after they begin chemotherapy. It can also fall out due to stress, immune reactions, and hormones at any time.
My sister says she has cancer is there anyway you can make the hair come out using products or pills?
It is chemotherapy which makes the hair fall out - not the cancer. Therefore it is entirely possible that other medications could be used to induce this effect.
What makes hair fall out in children?
i think the main reason is cancer tbh but otherwise I'm not too sure.
