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Doctors discover hair-loss prevention drug for cancer patients

source: Yahoo! News | Jul 09, 07 | submitted by Pat Coate

Tokyo, Japan - A Japanese medical team has found that a form of antibiotic could prevent cancer patients from losing hair during chemotherapy, a doctor involved in the research said Monday.

Sakai, professor at Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, said his team was hoping to put the agent to practical use in the future.


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"This field is lagging behind (the development of cancer drugs) but is still important for patients' quality of life."
- Toshiyuki Sakai, research team leader

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