Actress Farrah Fawcett had one of the most iconic hairdos of the 1970s, so when she was faced with a shocking cancer diagnosis, losing her locks to chemotherapy was one of her biggest fears.<br /><br />“Farrah was very concerned about losing her hair with all the cancer treatments,” says Fawcett’s longtime pal, Jan Alexander, in REELZ’s new Autopsy: Farrah Fawcett teaser.<br /><br />“There was a time in her career that she cut her hair very short — the whiplash was severe. [Critics said] that she wasn’t pretty anymore. She sort of equated a lot of her movie status with her hair, as many people did,” continued Alexander.<br /><br />Because of her fears of losing her hair, Fawcett’s doctors were careful to avoid chemotherapy when treating her cancer.<br /><br />“I’ve worked with cancer patients that have told me that losing their hair is often harder than losing their breasts,” adds psychologist Dr. Linda Papadopoulos in the video. “Hair holds a very important social significance for most women. It denotes health and youth and vitality.”<br /><br />“For Farrah Fawcett it was more than that, it was a big part of her identity so no wonder she goes out of her way to choose medications that will spare her hair,” says Papadopoulos.<br /><br />As RadarOnline.com readers know, Farrah Fawcett died of a rare form of cancer in 2009, now REELZ is uncovering the truth behind her lifelong medical troubles.<br /><br />Autopsy: Farrah Fawcett airs Sunday, March 11 at 8 ET / PT on REELZ.
