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Taxotere & permanent hairloss

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I've been persuaded by my Oncologist to change treatments from Epi-CMF for 7 months to Taxotere and Cyclophosphamide for 3 months, due to the side-effects of the first treatment.  I've had one Epi and he wants me to start Taxotere next week. I've asked him about whether Taxotere can cause permanent hairloss as I've seen stories of some women being bald or with only minimum hair coverage a few years after chemo has ended. This really worries me but he has assured me that my hair will return as good as ever.  It may seem vain but I can cope with baldness for a short period, but I really don't want it permanently, particularly if I can avoid it. Has anyone else heard or had experience of this problem please?

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    Hi Lynn,

    Welcome to Cancer Chat and thanks for telling us about yourself. I am not a medical person  but I have looked up about your question and have found that 8 out of 10 people will probably lose their hair but it almost always grows back once treatment has stopped. There is mention of a cold cap which may help but you need to talk to your oncologist regarding this. I would just say If you do go online to find out more about your treatment, try to make sure you only use the well known site like Cancer reasearch  and Macmillan ect, as there is a lot of misleading information out there and some sites have out of date info. Alternatively there is a free phone number for this site 0808 800 4040 and you can ask the nurse who I understand is extremely helpful.

    Hope this helps, Please take care and do let us know how you are getting on, best wishes, Brian

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    Hi Lynn,

    Welcome to Cancer Chat and thanks for telling us about yourself. I am not a medical person  but I have looked up about your question and have found that 8 out of 10 people will probably lose their hair but it almost always grows back once treatment has stopped. There is mention of a cold cap which may help but you need to talk to your oncologist regarding this. I would just say If you do go online to find out more about your treatment, try to make sure you only use the well known site like Cancer reasearch  and Macmillan ect, as there is a lot of misleading information out there and some sites have out of date info. Alternatively there is a free phone number for this site 0808 800 4040 and you can ask the nurse who I understand is extremely helpful.

    Hope this helps, Please take care and do let us know how you are getting on, best wishes, Brian

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