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Do many people loose their hair following whipple ire oncology surgery? is chemo part of the surgical protocol?

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Dr. Nir Hus answered

Hairloss: Normally hair loss is due to the toxic effect of chemotherapy on rapidly deciding cells such as those that produce hair.

Answered 10/28/2014

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