Chemotherapy damages the cells that are dividing, though the target of the treatment is to destroy the cancer cells the damaging side effects of chemotherapy disturbs the normal healthy cells too. The damaging side effects of chemotherapy damages the mouth, intestines, skin, hair, bone marrow. When the healthy cells are dividing the damaging affects of chemotherapy attack them and destroy them.
The damaging side effects of chemotherapy is experienced by women in their fertility and chemotherapy effect on it results in losing the functions of ovaries permanently or temporarily. The permanent infertility is possible if the patient takes higher doses of chemotherapy drugs. It is possible even when the women’s age are closer to age of menopause. Whereas when it is temporary infertility the menstruation cycle may be irregular or the menstruation may stop during the period of treatment. It takes about 6 months or more to get back to normal after chemotherapy is over.
Women and kids undergoing the treatment of chemotherapy lose their hair which not only spoils their beauty but also affects them mentally. So to help them go out and to escape from the unnecessary comments of the society they dress up with false wigs. To aid these poor families many welfare organizations conduct chemotherapy hair donations and collect hair from other people to manufacture false wigs.