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Hair loss question
Hi Girls So I just had my second round of AC with 2 more to go, each 3 weeks apart. Then only 12 weeks of weekly treatment. My hair fell out by Day 16 as my oncologist said it would. So my question i...
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I am quite confused.
Is Paclitaxel same as Docetaxel/Taxotere? I know Docetaxel or called Taxotere causes hair loss. I had Cyclophosphamide too but nurse said that causes hair thinning. The one causes the loss is Docetaxel/Taxotere.
By end of second cycle, most of my hair was gone. But by end of fourth cycle, I actually still have hair left on my head and my eye brows were spared too. So I did not go completely bald. Contrary to what nurse said, I lost all my armpit hair and almost all of my bikini hair (which she says usually hangs around).
@lgray3911, I see that you are going on Herceptin too?
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Is Paclitaxel same as Docetaxel/Taxotere? I know Docetaxel or called Taxotere causes hair loss. I had Cyclophosphamide too but nurse said that causes hair thinning. The one causes the loss is Docetaxel/Taxotere.
By end of second cycle, most of my hair was gone. But by end of fourth cycle, I actually still have hair left on my head and my eye brows were spared too. So I did not go completely bald. Contrary to what nurse said, I lost all my armpit hair and almost all of my bikini hair (which she says usually hangs around).
@lgray3911, I see that you are going on Herceptin too?
xx