Taxotere Side Effects Hair Loss
The research confirmed that permanent and severe alopecia can result from taxotere treatment.
Taxotere side effects hair loss. Sedlacek taxotere is the one drug responsible for irreversible hair loss even when used in combination with other chemotherapy drugs as is usually the case. While your body certainly produces new hair and hair can regrow when the hair cell sustains damage that regrowth stops. Because of the permanent nature of hair loss with taxotere it s likely that the damage lies directly within the hair cells. What is interesting is that taxotere affects many cells such as fingernails and those found on mucous membranes that regenerate quickly following chemotherapy.
According to the latest medical research taxotere induced permanent alopecia appears to damage hair follicles in a similar way to permanent hair loss from aging. Permanent hair loss otherwise known as alopecia. However manufacturer sanofi didn t disclose this risk to consumers until the food and drug administration updated the drug s label in december 2015. In addition to physical problems the researchers documented psychological distress as a result of the hair loss.
The stem cells responsible for hair growth are killed or replaced by non functional cells. Permanent hair loss side effects of taxotere perhaps the biggest obstacle to face is deafness.