My niece has lost lots of hair is the sign of cancer every 2 or 3 yrs this happens the doc says its

Cancer doesn't cause you to lose hair the chemotherapy and radiation does. I am so sorry she is going through this. If the doctor thinks its stress you need to get her to a child psychologist or therapist immediately!! There is something going on with this sweetheart. If her insurance doesn't cover it and funds are tight, check with the university in your area that has a Psychology program, they usually hold very inexpensive free clinicals for the senior students (supervised by licensed faculty) training purposes. I implore you to get to the root of this problem, I experienced this as a teen and the underlying cause was not one that I would have told a family member; it took a therapist to bring it out.

My niece has lost lots of hair is the sign of cancer every 2 or 3 yrs this happens the doc says its stress?

It could very well be stress...or a condition called Alopecia Areata...the loss of hair brought on by stress or other traumatic events.

My niece has lost lots of hair is the sign of cancer every 2 or 3 yrs this happens the doc says its stress?

The doctor is probably right. Cancer doesn't cause hair loss, it's the treatments that do. It could be hormones or something too, but with the frequency or lack thereof, it's probably stress

My niece has lost lots of hair is the sign of cancer every 2 or 3 yrs this happens the doc says its stress?

Cancer does not cause hair loss.

Chemotherapy (Cisplatin, and Platin based Chemo)

can cause hair loss.

Radiation therapy to the head and neck area can also cause hair loss.

Outside of cancer, the most prevelant reasons for hair loss

can include poor diet, and stress, or for other heriditary reasons.

My niece has lost lots of hair is the sign of cancer every 2 or 3 yrs this happens the doc says its stress?

It is probably stress. Cancer does not make your hair fall out it is the chemo that makes it. It can also be alopecia. This makes all your hair fall out.