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Re: Taxol
I'm not sure what you mean by crossing the blood brain barrier or the protocol with herceptin and taxol. But, I was on both herceptin and taxol for three months (until this past September) and what hair I had left (after the a/c) fell out early on. Prior to my starting chemo, a friend told me about wearing cold caps during chemo to help save your hair. I asked my doctor about it and she said it has worked for some but there seems to be some sort of connection between the cold caps and brain cancer. If she told me how that worked, I didn't hear it because I was out at "brain cancer".
Before I started chemo I had hair down almost to my waist so I wasn't excited about losing it. But, given the alternative, the hair will always grow back. You might also talk to your doctor to see if s/he has any other options to suggest. Good luck!
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