| Cancer is one of the most closely associated | | | | category of cancer hair loss treatments in order |
| diseases with hair loss. It is said that the normal | | | | to control hair loss to some extent. |
| scalp of an individual has around 100,000 hairs. Hair | | | | Cancer patients are recommended to avoid too |
| growth and hair fall is a constant cycle in which | | | | much brushing or pulling of hair and exposure to |
| the old hair fall out by being replaced with new | | | | heat. Thus, it is better to stop the usage of |
| ones but this cycle works in a different manner | | | | products such as electric rollers, hair dryers and |
| with cancer patients. Cancer treatments such as | | | | curling irons. The patients are advised to wear a |
| chemotherapy causes tremendous hair loss, which | | | | hair net at night or to use satin pillow covers in |
| often results in baldness. | | | | order to prevent hair loss in clumps. Cancer |
| Chemotherapy drugs spread throughout the body | | | | treatments often include drugs that may not only |
| in order to destroy cancer cells. Some of these | | | | cause hair loss on the scalp but also elsewhere on |
| drugs end up causing harm to hair follicles, which | | | | the body. Hence, it is essential to take extra care |
| result in hair fall. The effect of this treatment | | | | with eyelashes and eyebrows, which may be |
| differs from patient to patient. It is quite possible | | | | affected too. In order to protect the hair from |
| that some people may suffer from hair loss and | | | | the direct UV rays of the sun, it is most |
| some may not in spite of taking the same | | | | important to use a sunscreen or sunblock |
| treatment and drugs for cancer. There are a few | | | | designed for hair care and make sure to cover |
| tips that could prove to be helpful to cancer | | | | the head with a hat or a scarf when going out in |
| patients suffering with excessive hair loss | | | | the sun. |
| problems. These tips can come under the | | | | |