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    Glossary Chemotherapy

    uses drugs to destroy rapidly dividing cancer cells

    Chemotherapy, often referred to as "chemo," is a type of cancer treatment that uses drugs to destroy cancer cells. These cytotoxic drugs work by targeting and killing rapidly dividing cells, which include not only cancer cells but also some healthy cells, leading to side effects such as hair loss (alopecia), nausea, and fatigue.

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    1. Use of chemotherapy during human pregnancy Lancet Oncology · 2004 · 724 citations
    2. Mucocutaneous reactions to chemotherapy Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 1999 · 275 citations
    3. Keratinocyte growth factor is an important endogenous mediator of hair follicle growth, development, and differentiation. Normalization of the nu/nu follicular differentiation defect and amelioration of chemotherapy-induced alopecia. PubMed · 1995 · 219 citations
    4. Pathobiology of chemotherapy-induced hair loss The Lancet Oncology · 2013 · 218 citations
    5. Hair and cancer chemotherapy: consequences and nursing care - a literature study European Journal of Cancer Care · 2001 · 159 citations
    6. Chemotherapy-Induced Alopecia Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery · 2009 · 155 citations
    7. Prevention of Chemotherapy-Induced Alopecia in Rats by CDK Inhibitors Science · 2001 · 153 citations
    8. Dermatological adverse events with taxane chemotherapy European Journal of Dermatology · 2016 · 141 citations
    9. A randomized trial of minoxidil in chemotherapy-induced alopecia Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 1996 · 127 citations
    10. Efficacy of interventions for prevention of chemotherapy‐induced alopecia: A systematic review and meta‐analysis International journal of cancer · 2014 · 110 citations
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