Hair Loss

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Hair loss occurs as a result of chemotherapy and other drugs to suppress breast cancer. The depletion of estrogen is often the primary cause of experienced hair loss. When hair grows back, it is often in an altered state: wavier texture, duller color, sparser consistency, thinner feel, dissimilar growth pattern. Remedies include hair regrowth products, trendy headscarves, wigs, extensions, semi-permanent human hair attachments, hair implants.

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Getting Ready for Your Hair to Fall Out

Posted by PJ Hamel

When I first learned I was going to have chemotherapy, there were two thoughts that roared into my head like a freight train. One, I’m going to be terribly sick, nauseous and vomiting, and man, I’ve always HATED throwing up. And two, I’m going to lose my hair and be bald. WOW. It was a lot to absorb all at once. The doctor wrote out on a…

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Phyllis Johnson, Health Guide, answered im planning to take arimidex for gyno… Raul, some breast cancer survivors on this site have reported hair…

12/13/10

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PJ Hamel, Health Guide, answered Hair loss/thinning is now listed as a… I wish you the best - I'd doubt your hair will recover as long as you're…

10/26/10

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PJ Hamel, Health Guide, answered Arimidex and hair loss/thinning HER2-positive doesn't have any impact on whether or not you can take tamoxifen. Unless…

10/05/10

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Phyllis Johnson, Health Guide, answered When does hair come back? On Taxol? I had my last chemo in November, and it was March before I thought it was long…

07/09/10

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