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One of the worst and most feared side effects of chemotherapy is losing all your hair. If you are about to undergo treatments, it's really important to prepare yourself for the hair loss that most probably will occur.

Your hair cells are one of the most rapid growing cells in your body and are very exposed to certain chemotherapy drugs. The main reason is because some of these drugs can also kill your healthy growing cells besides the cancerous cells. Besides the drug's effects on hair loss, the treatment itself can cause tremendous effects on your body leading to physical and mental trauma, a common trigger for Telogen Effluvium.

Hair loss usually begins within 2 weeks of chemotherapy treatments and the amount falling out can be staggering and nerve wrecking for you if you do not know what to expect. Luckily in majority of cases, your hair will usually grow back a few months down the line after you finish the chemotherapy sessions. Nevertheless, expect recovery to be slow as it will take a couple of months before you see your hair growing back. In the meantime, getting a cancer wig or scarves might be appropriate solutions for you.

Before beginning chemotherapy, do ask your doctor about the side effects and the necessary details about chemotherapy hair loss so you know what to expect. You should also know that when it comes to battling cancer, support from your families and friends are also very crucial in determining the success of the treatments and a speedy recovery.

There are also many support groups like Dailystrengh.org. In the meantime, keep yourself update with the latest chemotherapy news here for all the help you can get.

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