When you have cancer does your hair fall out?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

Cancer 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.

Answer 3

Many 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.

Answer 4

When you take chemo therapy in any type of cancer, your hair will fall out only to be regrown shortly.

Answer 5

Cancer 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.

Answer 6

Cancer doesn't make your hair fall out, its the treatments that can make your hair fall out.

Answer 7

its not cancer...its radiation and chemo!

Answer 8

yes, it does fall out

Answer 9

Breast cancer and stomach cancer