Question

Why do many cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy lose their hair?

A. The cancerous cells take up too much of the body's available energy, leaving none available for hair growth
B. Most types of cancer start in the hair follicles
C. Chemotherapy treatments block the synthesis of keratin, the primary protein
component of hair
D. Chemotherapy treatments disrupt meiosis
E. Chemotherapy treatments stop cell division, and therefore have the most pronounced side effects on tissues that normally have the highest rates of cell division, such as hair

Answer 1

Answer is E.

Step-by-step explanation:

During chemotherapy, the medications are so strong and powerful that it target and stop all cells that undergo fast rate of division. Hair tissues are one of the fast dividing cells in the body so chemothrapic drugs stop its division resulting in hair fall.