Many women are considering filing a Taxotere lawsuit, because they were never made aware of the fact they faced the possibility
of permanent hair loss.
I can't promise this to everyone because I have had a couple moms (over the 1000 moms we have served) that didn't regain hair and actually had some
more permanent hair loss.
However, when we're exposed to significant or lasting stress (divorce, death, serious financial worries) or big hormonal changes (such as during menopause or the post-pregnancy period), this may spark a change in our body's routine physiological functions and cause temporary or
even permanent hair loss.
We also handle some Class Action lawsuits, including the Takata Airbag recall, Mirena IUD defects, and
permanent hair loss due to Taxotere.
With 9.2 percent of women
experiencing permanent hair loss, and up to 15 percent experiencing long - term significant hair loss, there is obvious cause for concern.
Some medications can lead to temporary or
permanent hair loss.
According to Dr. Lenzy, the No. 1 cause of hair loss in African - American women is a condition called central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA), a disorder in which inflammation and destruction of hair follicles causes scarring and
permanent hair loss.
Permanent hair loss can be devastating for a woman.
Taxotere is currently under investigation for its failure to warn physicians and patients about the link to
permanent hair loss.
In one recent study, researchers found that
permanent hair loss has occurred in 9.2 percent of women using Taxotere.
Women being treated for breast cancer account for the majority of
the permanent hair loss cases linked to Taxotere.
There are currently at least 33 pending federal complaints that accuse Sanofi - Aventis of continuing to market Taxotere as a superior alternative to other chemotherapy medications, despite knowing that the drug was linked to
permanent hair loss.