Some people receive radiation and chemotherapy treatments, which can contribute to hair loss. Radiation only affects hair on the area of the body being treated. This may mean the hair on that area is lost, but not the hair on your scalp (although that may be affected by chemotherapy). At ...
Coping With Hair Loss Discussing anticipated or possible hair loss with friends or family may reduce the emotional toll. For those patients who are losing hair, cutting short or shaving rather than losing large clumps of hair less predictably can provide a greater sense of control and make it...
Changes in your taste and smell can make it hard to eat or drink enough. These changes can cause unwanted loss of appetite, low body weight, poor quality of life, and diminished well-being.3However, there arestrategies that can helppeople to cope with taste changes until they return to no...
Patient reactions to alopecia vary and may be dependent on the individual importance of hair, prognosis, degree of expected hair loss, the amount of information and preparation given, and physical and psychological coping mechanisms. Nurses play an important role in assisting the patient to cope ...
Chemotherapy and hair loss Your hair grows out of tiny skin structures called hair follicles. Chemotherapy damages these follicles, causing hair to fall out. Depending on the drug, you might have hair loss or thinning just on your head, or also on your eyebrows, eyelashes, armpits, arm and ...
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There are treatments and coping mechanisms for the emotional side effects caused by cancer treatment. Therapists and mental health professionals are an essential part of thecare team for oncology patients. Financial Impacts The cost of chemotherapy varies depending on the type of c...
Talk through concerns over hair loss in a secure and supportive environment Feel more confident coping with hair loss Before the event we will send you a free headscarf so you can learn different tying techniques alongside the Headwrappers consultants. ...
3. Coping With Feelings Of Sadness and Depression The emotional toll of cancer can sometimes lead to clinical depression, making it harder for patients to engage in daily activities, maintain relationships, or find joy in life. Prolonged sadness, irritability, fatigue, and fe...
"Hair is your crown and glory" - Black women's experiences of living with alopecia and the role of social support BACKGROUND Alopecia is an autoimmune condition that results in hair loss, mainly from the scalp. There are three specific types of autoimmune alopecia: alo... P Clarke-Jeffers,...