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When you take chemo are your eyelashes falling out?
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MAYBE: Not all chemotherapy drugs cause hair loss. The ones that do can then lead to eyelash loss. This is a temporary side effect. Once chemotherapy is completed, hair regrows along with eyelashes.
Answered 9/28/2016
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