Skin cancer chemo...and hair loss.?

My dad has a type ofskin cancer, and he has to take a chemotherapy. Its in cream form. Will he lose his hair?

Sorry....the drug is called Efudex.

He might lose portions of his hair for a short time. This type hair loss will not be comparable to the mass hair loss experienced after IV chemo. Side effects from Efudex can be dialed back by simply skipping a day or two of applications if your skin gets too painful. Efudex makes your skin bright red, a little tender and some scaling as treatments progress. Efudex is highly effective for actinic keratosis, small basal and squamous cells. Make sure and wear sunscreen and a wide brimmed hat while his face is inflamed and afterward because second skin cancers become more likely after the first ones are cured.

http://www.chemocare.com/bio/efudex.asp

Wish you had given name of the medicine.
He may lose hair if it is a cyto-toxic drug. But hair will regrow when therapy is over.
Good luck for your dad!