Doctors say baldness as a result of chemotherapy-induced alopecia causes personal, social and professional anxiety.

Hair usually starts growing back 2-3 months after you stop chemo. It's normal to notice changes to the color and texture of your hair, which are typically temporary. Avoiding washing your hair more ...

Hair loss (also called alopecia) is a common side effect of chemotherapy. Chemotherapy targets cells that divide and grow quickly—a feature of cancer cells. Chemo affects hair cells because they also ...

From hair regrowth to safe pregnancy chemotherapy and new targeted therapies, these top five breast cancer stories of 2025 ...

Chemotherapy is one of the most widely used treatments against cancer, but it often brings challenging side effects—hair loss being among the most visible and distressing. According to the 2019 ...

Chemotherapy may cause hair loss all over your body — not just on your scalp. Sometimes your eyelash, eyebrow, armpit, pubic and other body hair also falls out. Some chemotherapy drugs are more likely ...

In 2023, I was diagnosed with an aggressive type of breast cancer. I tried cold capping to avoid losing my hair but was told to prepare to lose it all anyway. My kids encouraged me not to wear a wig ...

For many individuals facing chemotherapy, the idea of losing their hair can feel like a daunting and emotional experience. Hair loss, medically known as alopecia, often serves as a visible reminder of ...

Chemotherapy is a powerful treatment that targets cancer cells, but it often comes with challenging side effects, one of the most distressing being hair loss. Losing your hair during chemotherapy can ...

When I got breast cancer for the second time, I had to get chemotherapy. I wore a cold cap throughout my treatments, but I still experienced hair loss. I decided to embrace the changes to my ...

Strategies to reduce chemo-related hair loss have lagged behind for people of color. Scientists — and hairdressers — are trying to change that. Losing hair due to chemotherapy — also known as ...

No one warned me that losing my hair to chemo would hurt physically. I braced for the psychological toll, but I hadn’t anticipated the unbearable pain of strands that were shedding so rapidly, they ...