Sentences with phrase «loss during chemotherapy»

Fish oil may soon be on the menu for people with cancer to prevent weight loss during chemotherapy.

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During the cycles of etoposide, many of the men experienced the usual side effects of chemotherapy, including nausea, fatigue, hair loss, swelling and low blood counts.

Weight loss is common during chemotherapy for aggressive tumours, both because treatment may reduce appetite and because tumours lead to muscle wasting.

Of the 28 participants who successfully wore a frozen gel cap during the administration of the chemotherapy drug, 12 had no substantial hair loss, while 10 showed only minor loss.

A second study also found that the cooling caps could reduce hair loss, with two - thirds of patients losing half or less of their hair during chemotherapy, researchers reported.

If you are taking any sort of medication that can cause hair loss (other than chemotherapy), you may want to speak to your doctor about alternatives, if they exist, because during the time you're taking the medication, using supplements probably won't restore your hair.