“Will I definitely lose my hair during chemotherapy?”

Hello. Hair loss is a side effect of chemotherapy administration that is disturbing to all patients. Each chemotherapy drug has a different effect on hair loss. Some cause only a mild thinning of hair, but others cause complete hair loss. This can occur suddenly a few days after the first dose of chemotherapy. But if this happens to you, don’t worry about it. The good news is that everyone’s hair grows back after completion of the chemotherapy. You should ask your doctor about the chance of hair loss with the prescribed chemotherapy. Many women get a hairpiece to get them through the chemotherapy with less distress. Good luck with your treatment.

Hi,

There are measures that can be taken prior to receiving chemotherapy which would assist in reduction of hair loss. This includes use of cooling cap- ask your oncologist's office about this. If you are having chemotherapy treatment for adjuvant therapy, then these regimens can cause hair loss- again this depends on chemotherapy drugs. For most patients regrowth can be expected a few months once treatment is completed.

Most Chemotherapy given after or before surgery for breast cancer does cause hair loss. There is a cold cap available but does not work if one of the drugs is adriamycin.

Depending on the drugs given you may. You will lose most of your hair with the standard regimens which include adriamycin, taxol and cytoxin.