4 Ways to prevent hair loss during chemotherapy - 2

2. Minoxidil

Minoxidil (Regaine) is a FDA-approved medication that treat to hair loss. However, it have lack of substantiated scientific research of the effective of Minoxidil after cancer treatments. Overall, the Minoxidil will not prevent hair loss but it was able to reduce the severity or shorten the duration during chemotherapy. Some patients of cancer who use the Minoxidil report that the period of regrow a quarter inch is about 50 days. It is significantly shorter than normal (about 60 days).

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