Chemotherapy can harm the cells that make hair. This means that hair on your head and anywhere on your body may fall out. Hair loss is called “alopecia.” For many people, their hair starts to falling out 2 to 3 weeks after they start the chemotherapy. Unlike most hair loss such as male pattern baldness, your hair will grow back. Most likely your hair will grow back in 2 to 3 months after chemotherapy. Sometimes your new hair can be curlier or straighter – or even a different color. In time it may go back to how it was before treatment.
Although the chemo related hair loss is the last thing you need to worry about when it comes cancer treatment, many people, especially women are bothered by it. You don’t have to. You can wear a wig or a scarf during the day and night. Be sure to use a hat or scarf to protect your head from Sunburn. Once your treatment is finished, the hair will start coming back.
Source: The Web site of the National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov)