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Cancer & cancer treatment

Chemotherapy

Also called Cytotoxic chemotherapy, chemo, chemotherapy, beauty treatments during chemo, having chemotherapy, on chemo.

In short

Chemotherapy is waiting on sign-off from a doctor, so this page carries no safety ratings. What it does carry is the background reading and the named medical sources behind it.

Choose your stage

Each stage has its own page, because the verdicts are not the same across them.

Sources

  1. General Medical Council (UK)Good Medical Practice
  2. Look Good Feel Better UKNail care, skin care and makeup during cancer treatment
  3. Macmillan Cancer SupportSkin and nail changes from cancer treatment
  4. NHSCancer treatment pathways and radiotherapy aftercare

Written by · London-trained cosmetologist

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