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Get ready for possible side effects of chemotherapy
Skin and hair symptoms
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Lower blood cell production
Gastrointestinal symptoms
Hair loss
Whole-body effects
Work with your health care team
Skin and hair symptoms
Chemotherapy targets rapidly growing cells, including healthy cells in your hair and inside your mouth.
- Hair loss. This happens most often on the scalp but your eyebrows and eyelashes may thin, too. Fortunately, hair loss is almost always temporary.
- Mouth sores. Damage to the cells in your mouth can create sores that make it difficult to eat and drink.