Why does your hair fall out with chemo?

Question

What makes someone's hair fall out during chemo?

Answer 1

The truth is in the way chemo works. Chemo is a toxin that is taken up by all cells in the body and causes them to have difficulty in dividing and they die off. Cancer cells divide faster than most of the cells in your body therefore they are affected more than most of the other type of cells in the body. Unfortunately hair also divides fairly rapidly so it is also affected by chemotherapy (as are the gums).

Answer 2

since my father has cancer i know a lot about it. The hair falls out because chemotherapy is toxic. it kill a lot of cells in your body such as white blood cells and hair. Certain chemotherapy does not make hair fall out. If you or someone else is on chemotherapy and there hair is falling out it is because the chemo is looking for the tumor and i kills your hiar since it is one of the weakest cells in your body.

Answer 3

Hi! Hair falls out because the body can't handle the overload with toxins and Glutathione levels go down. Glutathione is a molecule found and produced in every cell of the body. It is responsible for the proper functioning of the immune system, detoxification, recycling of antioxidants and several other things. In a nutshell, Glutathione is the first line defense against diseases and toxins. Best resource of information is in the book "Glutathione. Your body's most powerful protector" by Jimmy Gutman, MD, researcher and emergency physician. Chapter 5 of this book addresses Cancer and the role of Glutathione in cancer prevention, treatments and recovery.

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Hope this all answers your question. Olga

Answer 4

Chemotherapy works by targeting cells that are dividing rapidly. Rate of growth is one of the major differences between normal cells and cancerous. Unfortunately, this also kills other cells that divide rapidly, including hair follicles.

Answer 5

convinced, my mom went by chemo a lengthy time period back and lost each and everything together with eye brows and lashes...you do not recognize the way a lot hair you fairly have and choose, till this is all lengthy gone!

Answer 6

because chemo is toxic to all cells, just more toxic to cancer cells. Hair follicles are sensitive and they become unresponsive.

Answer 7

your hair falls out because chemo therapy kills bad cancer cells but it can also kill the good ones which help your body's ammune system. so when it kills your good cells your hair falls out.

Answer 8

NOT EVERY TYPE OF CHEMO CAUSES LOSS OF HAIR. IT ALSO DEPENDS ON THE TYPE OF CHEMO, ORAL OR IV, AND THE TYPE OF CANCER.

Answer 9

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