Article: New treatment may prevent hair loss from chemotherapy

SAN FRANCISCO - Hair loss from chemotherapy, a distressing side effect of cancer treatment, could be a thing of the past if a gel under development shows promise in adults. The clear ointment has been tested only on lab rats, but developers said its effects are dramatic.

"We noticed a marked protection of the hair," said Stephen T. Davis. "It was just stunning."

Davis, a scientist at Glaxo Wellcome, said the company hopes to test the ointment on people, though he could not predict when that will happen.

Cancer cells grow faster than normal tissue. ...

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