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Rich66 · 02-09-2011, 12:10 AM

I think there has been recent info on hair damage done by taxanes being more durable in some patients than previously thought. But a lot of this seems to be individual to begin with. My mom has had almost no exposure to Taxanes (1 infusion of Taxol in '08) and has felt more comfortable "wigging up" for some time now. Currently on Tamoxifen, Tykertb, Xeloda and Cytoxan...side dish of metformin..and suppplements.
She had solo Herceptin for a while but those were good hair days.

02-09-2011, 12:10 AM	#3
Rich66 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: South East Wisconsin Posts: 3,431	Re: Slow hair growth and lifting nails on Herceptin I think there has been recent info on hair damage done by taxanes being more durable in some patients than previously thought. But a lot of this seems to be individual to begin with. My mom has had almost no exposure to Taxanes (1 infusion of Taxol in '08) and has felt more comfortable "wigging up" for some time now. Currently on Tamoxifen, Tykertb, Xeloda and Cytoxan...side dish of metformin..and suppplements. She had solo Herceptin for a while but those were good hair days. __________________ Mom's treatment history (link)