Vickie,I had a course of Taxol and Carboplatin and the only side effect was baldness. I was switched to that after Cisplatin had altered my hearing. Frankly, that first chemo was much more difficult to take with all its associated anti-nausea pills and urine output monitoring, so the other mixture was a relief. And my hair grew back just fine. I worried a bit, thinking I was suppposed to suffer a bit more because it was so easy, but I am now two years out and all is well. Good for your dad to give it try! It will not beat him up at all.