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Does your hair fall out with radiation treatment?
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Hair loss: Depend on site of radiation. If it is given in brain then yes other wise radiation alone doesn't cause hair loss
Answered 12/7/2014
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Possibly: Your hair will only fall out if it is in the field of radiation.
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