Short-term Side Effects

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http://www.ecancerchemotherapy.com/chemotherapy-hair-loss There is no guaranteed way to prevent hair loss if you are receiving chemotherapy medications known to cause hair loss. There are treatments that have been used and investigated for their effectiveness in preventing hair loss under specific circumstances.

Scalp freezing (also referred to ask "scalp hypothermia") has been used and explored to a greater degree in Europe and is gaining some attention in the U.S. This method relies on wearing a "cold cap" to freeze the scalp and hair follicles and reduce blood flow to the scalp so that less of the chemotherapy drug is absorbed by the hair follicles. For this procedure to be effective, the scalp must be kept cold before, during and for hours after chemotherapy treatment. To maintain a cold enough temperature on the scalp, the caps must be changed every 30 minutes in order to maintain the optimal temperature of 22 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. It takes either a biomedical freezer or about 159 lbs of dry ice to maintain the caps at that temperature. Only a couple of hospitals in the U.S. currently have biomedical freezers.

There has been little-to-no research in the U.S. exploring the effectiveness or potential side effects of cold cap treatments. In Europe they are considered effective at preventing or reducing hair loss. Cold cap treatments are not deemed safe for cancers that are at high risk of having blood borne cancer cells.

Minoxidil (Rogaine) does not prevent chemotherapy-induced hair loss.

Side effects may be classified in three ways:
- Acute (short-term) effects occur during chemotherapy. These are nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, head aches and so on.
- Chronic (long-term) side effects occur during chemotherapy and may or may not be permanent. Some examples include chronic fatigue, liver problems, and heart failure.
- Late effects (also called long-term late side effects) appear a few weeks after the treatment has ended to even few years after the treatment. There is no way to tell if or when these side effects will appear. Some examples include cataracts, heart problems, infertility, etc. Side effects may be classified in three ways:
- Acute (short-term) effects occur during chemotherapy. These are nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, head aches and so on.
- Chronic (long-term) side effects occur during chemotherapy and may or may not be permanent. Some examples include chronic fatigue, liver problems, and heart failure.
- Late effects (also called long-term late side effects) appear a few weeks after the treatment has ended to even few years after the treatment. There is no way to tell if or when these side effects will appear. Some examples include cataracts, heart problems, infertility, etc.