can i lose my hair when my twin brother nis having chemotherapy?
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People can lose hair from stress/trauma, so perhaps your mother is losing her hair because she is upset about what her brother is going through. If your biggest concern about your brother going through chemotherapy is that you might lose your hair, then I don't think you'll have the same problem.
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normally hair loss is hereditary, but certain health conditions can cause hair loss as well; stress is another cause; best to see a specialist for the same.\n\napplication of warm coconut oil before going to bed & then washing with a mild shampoo next morning tends to help (2-3 times a week); avoid blow drying; if possible avoid shampoo & substitute with herbs like Shikakai & reetha (sorry don't know their english translations)  rubbing the nails of both hands against each other for not more than 5 minutes a day is supposed to be very good for the hair as well (something to do with accupressure)
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The doctors may wait to make sure that they retrieved all of the tumor before going forward with any other measures.  I dont know what the effect on his balance, etc. will be, but he can have his inner ear reconstructed.  I know someone who has had both of his ears done and hears more now than he has in years.\n\nGood luck to him.
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For sanitary reasons an area of the scalp might be shaved prior to brain surgery.  In addition, Some treatments cause hair loss which can be complete, or partial.  Hair that is lost as a result of chemotherapy usually grows back.  Hair that is lost as a result of radiation often does not grow back, or is much finer and more sparse if it does grow back.  Some cancer patients elect to shave their heads instead of dealing with the "shedding" that occurs.  When my hair started falling out as a result of radiation to the brain, I pulled it out.  It came out only from the area that was treated.
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The effects will depend on what type of chemo you are getting.   If you're getting Taxol (which seems to be the standard first round treatment for breast cancer nowadays) your hair will start to fall out in a week or so.  (At least mine did when I had it as treatment for relapsed lymphoma.)\n\nOther effects should be relatively mild, but remember to take your other meds.  You will be given an anti-nausea medication.  It will likely make you drowsy.  BUT -- remember to take it as directed.  You DO NOT want the nausea to get out of control.\n\nPlan on needing a lot more rest.  Plan on not feeling like doing anything sometimes.  You will probably have trouble concentrating on occasions.\n\nAll these are generalities.  You may lose feeling in your fingertips.  Your ears may start ringing.  \n\nBottom line.  Since you're young and in otherwise good health, you have a lot going for you, and your recovery should be faster, and your prognosis better than if you were older or had other health problems.  Keep walking.  (I used to walk 3 miles a day up and down the hospital halls with my chemo pole after my bone marrow transplant.  The nurses knew I was going to get well because of that.)\n\nWelcome to the "club" of cancer survivors.  You're going to lick this.  Wish you the best.
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i'm really sorry to tell you but malignant means that it is cancer.  if she has a lumpectomy (removal of the cancerous lump) or a mastectomy (removal of the whole breast) the cancer will be gone, unless the doctors determine that it has spread or not.  don't worry, my mom had breast cancer about 5 years ago & she had it removed, did chemotheraphy (which is probably what your step-mom will do), & even radiation for extra measures.  she is fine today & even considered a survivor!  but i know how you feel.. always have hope & be strong!  :)  and remember: they're coming out w/new cures & treatments everyday!
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Chemotherapy (one of the treatments for some kinds of cancers) can cause hair loss. It kills rapidly growing cells like those int he hair follicles or the linign of the gut.\nBut hair doesn't always fall out and there are things like cold caps that can be worn on the head to help prevent hair loss.
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Yes and donate it to the place that make wigs for kid cancer patients. Then grow it back to do it again.
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Chemotherapy should do it.
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Dear DMMR, \n\nAbove all, you will want to do everything you can to keep good blood circulation going in your scalp.\n\nHair growth depends on good blood circulation.\nEven if you have a family tendency toward baldness, maintaining your health and circulation will slow down the process of hair loss.\n\nLots of lifestyle things cause poor circulation.\nGetting little or no exercise is the main one.\nAnother is smoking.  Say goodbye to good circulation when you smoke.\nAnother is eating too much sugar.  This causes imbalances that severely strain the body's strength to cope.\nGetting little or no sun on one's skin is actually a problem, too.  Not too much sun, just enough.\n\nIt will also help to massage your scalp a couple of times a day.  This part is easy because it feels good.\n\nHope this helps.
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No natural cures for getting hair back.  Unless you were taking Steroids or chemotherapy,  most hair will return when you stop a medication that caused hairloss.
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Some chemo drugs change the body chemistry and therefore changes molecular cell structures that are in the hair shafts.  I had chemo 12 years ago.  Before my hair had a slight wave.  After wards I looked like Little Orphan Annie. Mine came back darker.  Now after all these years, it's relaxed some and now I can blow it straight or wear it with tons of tight waves so I have the best of both worlds!  Good luck to your wife.
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The trace amounts of drugs that remain in the hair are removed as the hair gows out - approximately one-half inch per month. As long as your son's hair is less than 4 inches long (based on 8 months), there shouldn't be a problem.
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Contact the National Hairdressers Foundation (NHF).  They should be able to help you.
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Your beautiful hair will fall out like mine did. Not all of it, but half of it. i still look good beause I lost 45lbs and I'm getting all the nutrients I need in my body.
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My loved one had that for about a year. It is caused by two reasons: a lot of stress, emotional distress or nervousness, \nor bad food and lack of vitamins. \n\nDO NOT scratch it off, since it will take out even more of your hair. There exists a special shampoo to cure just this condition. I don't know it's name, but I could ask my dear. Contact me if you want, I'll ask. \n\nsecond, make sure you stabilise your lifestyle, eat a lot of fruit and vegetables, have enough rest, avoid stress.. if that doesn't help, get some vitamin pills. Ask doctor which vitamins is good for hair and skin. I think D, but I'm not sure, please ask. \n\nthird, a GENTLE scalp massage with your fingertips and some scalp oil (again, ask a doc or contact me and I'll ask my dear), can help. Do not scratch or use fingertips, just massage it lightly so you speed up the blood circulation and healing.\n\nEdit: I asked, the first thing you have to massage the scalp with Cocois oil (some sort of coconut jelly)\nThen wash it out using Nizoral shampoo OR Polytar shampoo\n\nYou use the Cocois oil for about a week, then just continue using the shampoo. The oil is the thing that cleans the flakes, but it's really strong, so don't use it for longer periods of time together. \n\nHope this helps.
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Chemotherapy kills rapidly deviding cells like cancer but it also kills other rapidly deviding cell in the body, usefull ones like hair and skin cells and cell in the Gastrointestinal system its hard core and so are the side effects its not uncommon to have severe side effects, especially if the patient is older and has other health problems.