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What are the reason behind cancer and why should chemotherapy cause baldness? Is chemo drugs are toxic and cause other side effects too?
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Dear sir, cancer is a disease which is caused by mutations or change in genes structure due to some carcinogens. These carcinogens may be some infection, injury by chemicals, tobacco, pollution, pesticides, unhealthy eating habits, Radiation exposure anything. It is side effects of few cytotoxic drugs to cause loss of hair, which is only temporary. There may be other side effects depending on medicines used but most of them are temporary and fade off with time as cells grow back.
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