Chemotherapy and Hair Loss Chemotherapy drugs are notorious for their ability to cause hair loss, a side effect that many individuals undergoing treatment for cancer will experience. The primary reason for this is that these drugs are designed to target rapidly dividing cells, which is a characteristic of both cancer cells and hair follicle cells. This non-specific targeting means that while the drugs are effective at killing cancer cells, they also inadvertently damage healthy cells, leading to hair loss. When chemotherapy drugs are administered, their action is to disrupt or halt the growth and proliferation of cancer cells. However, these... Learn more