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QuizMultiple Choice

Cancer

Question 8 • Health and Wellness Education

Hair loss is a side effect of which of the following types of cancer treatment?

Answer
A
hormone therapy and surgery
B
surgery and radiation
C
chemotherapy and immunotherapy
D
chemotherapy and radiation

Explanation

Chemotherapy can damage rapidly growing hair-follicle cells, and radiation can cause hair loss in the area being treated. Therefore, “chemotherapy and radiation” is the best answer. Hair loss is not a typical side effect of surgery itself.

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