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hair of this magnitude. The most common cause of anagen effluvium is classically seen in those undergoing chemotherapy, as dividing cells display high metabolic activity and thus take up the drug more rapidly, but other medications and inflammatory disorders have also been implicated. Hair loss in ...
Vitiligo on hairy areas like the scalp and eyebrows is frequently associated with leukotrichia and repigmentation by photochemotherapy is usually difficult because of a deficient melanocyte reservoir. Although epidermal grafting to supply melanocytes is very effective for stable vitiligo, hair growth ...
The short-term side effects of adjuvant chemotherapy are transient, such as nausea, fatigue, decreased appetite and hair loss [3]. Long-term side effects include weight gain, osteoporosis, fatigue, hypertension and metabolic alternations such as increased fasting glucose, triglyceride, total ...
Hair loss after chemotherapy is a serious problem for cancer survivors, causing not only psychosocial stress but also chemotherapy refusal due to fear of hair loss17,44. Undoubtedly, permanent CIA is a terrible aftereffect, impairing social activities during the remaining lifetime, especially for chi...
The chemotherapy and radiation aim to shrink the tumor to make surgery in such a delicate area easier. There are even watch and wait options that patients do now and avoid surgery altogether! This isn’t an option for more advanced rectal cancers typically but how great for some patients to...
Rectal cancer patient with liver metastasis after three chemotherapy lines responded impressively to pembrolizumab: Clinical case report Vietnamese doctors and engineers designed artificial bones to perform surgery and saved a bone cancer patient with two extremely rare locations ...
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Tell your doctor if you are on therapy used to reduce your body’s natural defense system (such as steroids, chemotherapy, and medicines to treat autoimmune diseases, HIV, and AIDS), as these may increase your risk of infection; and medications that can prolong bleeding (such as aspirin, ib...