It's no surprise that most women with breast cancer consider hair loss one of the most traumatic aspects of chemotherapy. That has led to a big market for cooling caps, which are purported to limit ...

After doctors diagnosed Paula Estrada with breast cancer in 2009, the then 41-year-old Argentine decided she would not only beat the disease, but would do so without losing her long blonde hair to the ...

A cooling cap worn during chemotherapy treatments may help prevent hair loss in breast cancer patients, according to a new study presented Friday at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. The cap ...

WASHINGTON -- Hair loss is one of the most despised side effects of chemotherapy, and now breast cancer patients are getting a new way to try to save their locks. The Food and Drug Administration said ...

Losing one's hair because of cancer treatment is an unwelcome side effect patients fear, but now the staff at Exeter Hospital may have a solution to offer - cooling caps. "When a patient is diagnosed, ...

In December, I joined the 1 in 8 women in the United States diagnosed with breast cancer. Found on a routine mammogram, my tumor was small, and by all measures I had the best prognosis possible. The ...

The first time Miriam Lipton had breast cancer, her thick locks fell out two weeks after starting chemotherapy. The second time breast cancer struck, Lipton gave her scalp a deep chill and kept much ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – For many cancer patients, one of the worst parts of the disease stems from the treatment itself: hair loss from chemotherapy. But a San Diego entrepreneur has invented a new ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The first time Miriam Lipton had breast cancer, her thick locks fell out two weeks after starting chemotherapy. The second time breast cancer struck, Lipton gave her scalp a deep ...

CINCINNATI — A Christ Hospital patient is giving back by expanding access to cool cap therapy for cancer patients. Francie Pepper, 83, was diagnosed with cancer 3 years ago. Pepper used a new cooling ...

When Amanda Butler was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 32, the prospect of chemotherapy was daunting. “That was the last thing I wanted to do. I was like I don’t want to lose my hair,” Butler ...

Sixteen doses of chemotherapy sent Breanne Hillen's breast cancer into remission in 2021, but the treatments also left the Erie woman bald. It took two-and-a-half years for her hair to grow back. Just ...