i have been diagnosed with c m l leukemia. for 7 months i have been taking gleevec 400mg by mouth each day. i have been successful with the blood work but my hair is getting thinner each month. first my curly hair went straight, then it began falling out one hair at a time. now it is very thin. do you know if it is permanent? i need some info. can you help?
Generally, hair loss from chemotherapy reverses as the hair cycles out of telogen and into anagen (about 6 months from the end of the chemotherapy). That assumes that you are not a male who is undergoing genetic hair loss as well. In men on chemotherapy who have genetic hair loss as well, some of the genetic process may be accelerated. Much of it should reverse for women and in men over 40 (general rule).