Thursday, December 10, 2009

Can Chemotherapy Hair Loss Be Prevented?

There does not exit a treatment which can protect your hair from chemotherapy hair loss. The best way for you to deal with chemotherapy hair loss is to plan beforehand & concentrate on making yourself comfortable with your appearance prior to, during & after your cancer treatment. Numerous treatments have been looked in to as potential ways to prevent chemotherapy hair loss, but none has been absolutely effective, including scalp hypothermia & minoxidil. Several studies of scalp hypothermia have observed it acts in most of people who have tested it. Further research is necessary to interpret whether minoxidil is effective in regrowing hair after cancer treatment.

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