Does Cancer cause hair loss?

by **mikey** on Fri May 08, 2009 12:38 pm

I know the treatment for Cancer does, but I was wondering if the disease itself can cause hair loss (all over body).

by **rsriram_1999930** on Fri May 08, 2009 12:40 pm

by **scooter466** on Fri May 08, 2009 12:41 pm

no you are thinking of alopecia which causes hair loss on the body, it's chemotherapy which causes it with cancer

by **KARMABOY258** on Fri May 08, 2009 12:41 pm

Cancer doesnt cause hair loss. Its the Chemotherepy which is used to cure the Cancer casue the hair loss. For side effects of Chemotherapy read here http://www.medicinenet.com/chemotherapy/article.htm

by **spellcheckerbtinternetcom851** on Fri May 08, 2009 12:42 pm

Not really. alopesia is the only desease I know of that causes total body hair loss.

by **lipvixen** on Fri May 08, 2009 12:48 pm

by **ChrisK662** on Fri May 08, 2009 12:51 pm

yes i think both can.

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by **lo_mcg** on Fri May 08, 2009 1:41 pm

No it doesn't. Hair loss of that kind is alopecia - this is a useful site that we used when a family member had alopecia:

http://www.alopeciaonline.org.uk/index2.asp

Cancer treatments don't necessarily cause hair loss; many but by no means all chemotherapy regimes cause hair loss, including loss of body hair; some just cause hair thinning, some don't cause any hair loss.

Radiotherapy/radiation is a localised treatment doesn't cause hair loss unless it is targetted at a part of the body that has hair.

by **KristianJackman274** on Sat May 09, 2009 2:28 pm

Does Cancer cause hair loss?