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Why chemo causes hair loss
Find out what chemotherapy does to cells that divide fast.
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Chemotherapy, or chemo, is a cancer treatment. It works on cells while they divide. Here are three kinds of cells. What happens to each one when chemo starts?
Chemo
How long
The cancer cells divide
When chemo starts, what happens to the hair follicle cells?
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