Folfox and hair loss -does it usually happen or not?

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shade
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Re: Folfox and hair loss -does it usually happen or not?

Postby shade » Mon Jan 26, 2015 7:39 pm

The responses so far suggest everyone responds differently to FOLFOX. I had 12 rounds with some thinning on the scalp. Not too bad. Oddly, I lost the hair on my ankles,
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Re: Folfox and hair loss -does it usually happen or not?

Postby JoeGuzman85 » Tue Sep 17, 2024 10:04 pm

I lost nearly all of my hair by Round 3. Going into Round 4 next week. I used to have a dark, thick and curly head of hair. Now I have a minimal amount of white fuzz that’s growing. Big patches missing everywhere and some stubborn dark stubble that refuses to fall off. I don’t know how I got so lucky lol. I’m athletic and healthy even through chemo. I did have a dip in my blood count as all of this started and perhaps there’s a correlation there.

Stage 3c (pT4a, pN2a)
No genetic markers or mutations.
No tumor deposits.


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