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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PJ Hamel, Health Guide, answered Hair loss & Tamoxifen Hi Lee - First of all, yes, Femara has been shown to be a significantly more effective cancer…

08/02/09

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PJ Hamel, Health Guide, answered Hair loss with tc chemo This is impossible to answer; we all have our own experience with chemo. Some women's hair…

06/03/09

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PJ Hamel, Health Guide, answered SIDE EFFECTS TO ARIMIDEX Yes, Janet, since Arimidex totally blocks your estrogen, and estrogen helps keep your hair…

03/02/09

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Phyllis Johnson, Health Guide, answered POST CHEMO/RADIATION HAIR GROWTH Congratulations on getting back into an active life style after your cancer treatments.…

02/16/09

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