Prospective observational study of chemotherapy-induced alopecia after sequential FEC  + taxane and the effects of age in breast cancer patients.

CONCLUSIONS: Severe CIA occurred in all 68 patients who received FEC and taxane chemotherapy. The present findings provide the first data demonstrating that age was not associated with the degree or incidence of hair loss, but age affected the recovery from CIA. These results contribute more accurate information provision and insights regarding the proper treatment of CIA.
PMID: 32944881 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Breast Cancer - September 16, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Fujii T, Ichiba K, Honda C, Tokuda S, Nakazawa Y, Ogino M, Kurozumi S, Obayashi S, Yajima R, Shirabe K Tags: Breast Cancer Source Type: research