There's good news for people who have lost their hair due to cancer radiation treatments.
UPI reports using the topical minoxidil helps restore hair loss caused by radiation treatment for brain tumors and other head and neck cancers.
Hair loss can be particularly pronounced in patients who undergo treatment for brain tumors, spinal tumors and head and neck cancers.
Researchers from Sloan-Kettering Memorial Hospital say radiation therapy is associated with a six-fold increase in the risk for hair loss.
The study authors say that's because radiation often targets the area on or near the scalp.