When Nanetta Bailey, 72, was diagnosed with breast cancer, she heard only two words: Hair loss. “I wasn’t listening to anything else, because I was so upset,” says Bailey. “I knew I’d never be one of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Chemotherapy patients losing their hair while receiving treatment for cancer could soon be a thing of the past. Scientists have developed a new technique described as a ‘powerful double weapon’ to ...

Hair loss is one of the most feared and traumatic side effects of cancer chemotherapy treatment, both for patients themselves and their loved ones, as it can visibly represent the "face of cancer." ...

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 ...

PITTSBURGH — As a baby, Kim Nyalka's now 7-year-old daughter would twist her fingers through her mother's hair as she fell asleep, and playing with her mother's hair is still a treasured habit. So ...

Most women with breast cancer who received scalp cooling did not perceive benefits in preventing hair loss, overall quality of life, body image, and other outcomes compared with those who opted to ...

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 ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Princess Kate Middleton shocked the world by announcing in 2024 that she was battling an unspecified form of cancer following a ...

A new process called cold cap therapy is helping more cancer patients keep their hair during chemotherapy. “We have a lot of medication that can help alleviate most of the side effects [of chemo],” ...