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* Hair loss.

Some medications that kill rapidly dividing cells cause dramatic hair loss ; other medications may cause hair to thin.

These are most often temporary effects: hair usually starts to regrow a few weeks after the last treatment, sometimes with a tendency to curl, resulting in " chemo curls.

" Permanent hair loss can result from some standard chemotherapy regimens.

Scalp cooling offers a means of preventing both permanent and temporary hair loss.