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Do you counsel patients on the (very small) risk of permanent hair loss with docetaxel?

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Medical Oncology · Indiana University School of Medicine

I have to admit that I didn't recognize permanent hair loss with docetaxel until the legal commercials - the same ones your patients are seeing that are prompting their questions. After careful reflection and discussion with my nursing staff, we can identify 2 patients over 17 years who have not had...

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Medical Oncology · Private Practice and Digital Health

I think if a patient brings it up, it should be addressed and explain that it is quite rare. There are many unusual complications, some potentially serious, but because they are exceedingly rare, we wouldn't want to list all of them and risk patients running away from potentially life-saving treatme...

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