![TOPSHOT - Patients/models give an emotional salute at the end of the second annual Capwalk Boston fashion show hosted by The Verma Foundation at the City Winery in Boston, Massachusetts on September 9, 2019. All the models in the show are currently in treatment for cancer, undergoing chemotherapy or have just finished it. Outfits in the show were loaned and chosen by Lord & Taylor. The Verma Foundation is a non-profit committed to creating custom and free human hair cap wigs for cancer patients suffering from hair loss. / AFP / Joseph Prezioso](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/OLBS4PVOYY7BDJLT4K3XHOM3SE.jpg?smart=true&auth=2753f8f21a4cb7fb3c503969bd95510ea40a9757abe3a292beb59d7d9287ea03&width=400&height=225)
Researchers are trying to understand the effect taxanes have on hair loss.
Researchers are trying to understand the effect taxanes have on hair loss.
Scientists discover drug that stops hair loss during chemotherapy
Relatively little is known about how cancer treatment affects hair follicles