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Chemotherapy can cause skin issues and hair loss, and this guide explains how to manage them.
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Scalp cooling is recommended to prevent chemotherapy-induced hair loss, but no effective drugs are available.
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January 2013 in “Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery” Some cancer treatments can cause permanent hair loss.
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January 2001 in “Science” Using CDK inhibitors on rats showed a reduction in chemotherapy-caused hair loss, but later experiments could not repeat these results.
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