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Does hair loss depend on the type of chemotherapy?
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Yes: Hair loss or alopecia is a common side effects from chemotherapy. Certain chemotherapies will cause total alopecia ( bald completely) -for instance- adriamycin/taxane- some other chemotherapies will cause some degree of hair loss /thinning of the hair but not completely bald. Biological therapy such as rituximab, avastin, (bevacizumab) Herceptin do not cause alopecia.
Answered 6/25/2014
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Yes: Most chemotherapy does cause hair loss but there are a significant number of medicines which do not.
Answered 7/2/2013
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