Why Does Hair Grow Back Weird After Chemotherapy?
Question by BLECHHHHHHHH: Why does hair grow back weird after chemotherapy?
My uncle got one and his hair got little yellow…
do you know how and why scientifically?
Best answer:
Answer by Sandra
Chemotherapy has different effects on different people.
“Most commonly, chemotherapy acts by killing cells that divide rapidly, one of the main properties of cancer cells. This means that it also harms cells that divide rapidly under normal circumstances: cells in the bone marrow, digestive tract and hair follicles; this results in the most common side-effects of chemotherapy–myelosuppression (decreased production of blood cells), mucositis (inflammation of the lining of the digestive tract) and alopecia (hair loss).”
At the very least, it affects the way your hair grows. Mine didn’t fall out, but mostly it does, and then grows back pretty well. You uncle may be a little different, in that the cells were changed in some way.
It takes a while to recover from chemotherapy, so his hair may change again.
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