Hair Loss And Cisplatin?

Hi Cancer support famiy,

Has anyone expierianced hair loss with cisplatin? We were told by the docs that he wouldn't loose his hair and while rubbing his head tonight I noticed it is falling out. This is a surprise, but what isn't at this 3 week mark?

Thanks for the feedback

Donna

Hi Donna,

I do not believe Cisplatin typically causes hair loss.  However, radiation therapy does.  I lost lots of beard hair as well as hair from the back of my head during radiation treatments.  Much of it has grown back, although it is thinner than before treatment.

Best wishes,

Chris

cisplatin does cause hair loss

it will grow back

It could be dose related on the hair loss. Larry will have "low dose" Cisplatin. We are told he would not lose hair except  at the radiation site--neck, beard, lower neck hairline.

DeniseB

I became bald at the bottom half of the back of my head from the radiation.

Cisplatin DOES cause hairloss, but not complete baldness! I lost about half the volume of my remaining hair. Nearly a year out from TX all is growing back in just fine.

 My husband lost his hair with Cisplatin and radiation for snuc as well.  His hair was getting thin anyway, but started coming out in bunches by the around the 3rd week after starting Cisplatin.  He has also lost the hair on the right side of his face and upper lip from radiation.  Amonth and a half after his last chemo/radiation his hair is coming back in- was very light at first but getting darker.  It is pretty thin though.

A small price to pay for all the other side effects that go with the chemo/radiation- nausea, mouth sores, feeding tube, fatigue, etc.

It's hard to watch :-(