New hope for greying hair? Side effects of cancer drug turns grey hair brown!

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New Delhi: Do you feel a panic attack coming on every time you spot a grey hair on your head? We totally feel you.

Ageing gracefully aside, no one likes to see grey hair poking out of their heads. It’s embarrassing enough that you have them, let alone having someone point it out to you.

Several products in the market have vowed to help you get rid of greying hair or preventing it from happening, but so far, they've only been successful in burning a hole in your pocket.

However, a scientific accident may have just given new hope to overcome this problem. As per a report in the Deccan Chronicle, a cancer drug being tested by researchers in Spain has been found to have a side effect that turns grey hair brown in patients.

Believed to be an isolated case initially, the tables turned when many more patients who used the drug showed the same result.

Although this drug turns hair of lung cancer dark brown or even black, patients with another cancer melanoma reported that their hair lost colour due to it.

Even though the observations are fascinating, researchers are waiting till more tests are conducted to find out if this may really yield a cure for grey hair, the Deccan Chronicle reported.