As an oncologist, I can explain that hair loss is a common side effect of chemotherapy treatments for cancer. This occurs because chemotherapy drugs are designed to target rapidly dividing cells, which is a characteristic of cancer cells. However, this treatment is not specific and also affects other healthy cells in the body that divide quickly, such as those in the hair follicles. Since hair follicles are among the fastest-growing cells, they are particularly susceptible to the cytotoxic effects of chemotherapy drugs, leading to hair loss. read more >>

Hair loss occurs because chemotherapy targets all rapidly dividing cells��healthy cells as well as cancer cells. Hair follicles, the structures in the skin filled with tiny blood vessels that make hair, are some of the fastest-growing cells in the body.read more >>