The research confirmed that permanent and severe alopecia can result from taxotere treatment.
Taxotere side effects permanent hair loss.
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Both drugs are mitotic inhibitors meaning that they interfere with the process of mitosis or cell division.
Most patients start losing hair sometime between 10 days and two weeks into treatment.
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According to the latest medical research taxotere induced permanent alopecia appears to damage hair follicles in a similar way to permanent hair loss from aging.
In 2012 the annals of oncologypublished a studyof permanent hair loss in 20 women who had been treated with taxtoere.
Hair loss fluid retention low red white blood cell count nausea diarrhea fatigue bloating weight gain pain burning at the injection site vomiting fever bloody nose severe skin.
While taking taxotere or chemo drug combinations including docetaxel such as tac patients may experience the following.
Expected timing and duration of symptoms for most cancer patients.
In 2012 the european society for medical oncology reported that fec 100 docetaxel breast cancer treatment like taxotere could have permanent and severe alopecia hair loss as a side effect.
The stem cells responsible for hair growth are killed or replaced by non functional cells.
This class also includes taxol paclitaxel.
Hair loss may be permanent.
But some women who took taxotere reported permanent hair loss.
Fevers nausea general digestive complaints cognitive issues and other common side effects tend to clear up within a week after receiving treatment.
Taxotere the permanent hair loss side effect taxotere docetaxel is a chemotherapy drug that is part of the class known as taxanes.
The rare side effect can have a negative impact on survivors quality of life.
At approximately 10 to 14 days hair loss begins.
Typically hair grows back within three to six months after discontinuation of treatment.
Hair loss typically peaks.
Alopecia or hair loss is a common side effect of chemotherapy.
In addition to physical problems the researchers documented psychological distress as a result of the hair loss.