Hair Loss and Cancer Treatments NYC - (212) 644-6454 - New York, NY

New York Dermatology 30 East 60th Street (Park/Madison) 8th Floor Suite 805 New York, NY

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Hair Loss and Cancer Treatments NYC 212.644.6454 For example, Adriamycin often causes total hair loss (including body hair) when administered every three or four weeks as a higher dose injection, while lower doses often result in almost no hair loss.  As you probably know, chemotherapy is a cancer treatment which uses powerful drugs to kill cancer cells.  Unfortunately, these drugs target not only cancer cells, but all rapidly dividing cells -- which includes hair follicles.  Other drugs which may result in hair loss include Taxol, Ifosfamide, Etoposide, Dactinomycin, and several others.  It is important to note that, while hair loss is a result of chemotherapy is temporary but hair loss as a result of radiation therapy is often permanent. 212.644.6454