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February 2018 in “World journal of surgical oncology” A young woman with kidney cancer experienced rare hair loss from a cancer drug and unusual cancer spread, suggesting early drug treatment might reduce spread and prolong survival.
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September 2011 in “Cancer” Men who start losing hair at 20 may have a higher chance of getting prostate cancer later.
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