Young Men Are Not Prepared For The Impact Of Hair Loss

Scientists at the MRC’s Social and Public Health Sciences Unit in Glasgow concluded that hair loss can be a distressing side-effect of chemotherapy affecting patients’ body-image, self-esteem, confidence and social interaction.

What they found is that young men appear to have as much difficulty adjusting to hair loss as young women and it’s important that health professionals are aware of how distressing this can be for men as well as women. The loss of their body hair in particular makes them feel even more vulnerable at a time when they are suffering from losing control over their lives.