For many people, one of the most devastating things about having chemotherapy is the thought of losing all their hair. Chemotherapy is a treatment which uses anti-cancer drugs to destroy cancer cells. The drugs work by attacking the cancer cells and disrupting their growth. Unfortunately, they can also affect the normal cells in the body, including the cells of the hair follicles.

The news about hair loss may not really sink in from the start when cancer patients are first informed of their cancer or undergo chemotherapy. The shock and impact of hair loss can lie latent, only to hit the patients with full force on their road to recovery, at a time when they are longing to regain some semblance of normality. In some cases, hair loss becomes harder than expected to deal with compared to having the actual treatment. Moreover, losing hair can seem like the final straw after going through treatment and coping with many inevitable changes to one’s life.