Hair loss is a common side effect of chemotherapy. Many people undergoing this treatment wear hats to protect their scalp from harsh weather. Hats can keep the scalp warm while people wait for their ...

How are you doing on your chemo caps and baby hats? In the last week, I received dozens of hats from the knitters and crocheters at Centerbridge II, an assisted-living apartment building in ...

In today's column in the Courier News and Home News Tribune, I asked readers to consider making cotton hats for chemotherapy patients, and I said I'd provide some patterns here on the blog. I don't ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hair loss with chemotherapy is a hallmark side effect of the treatment. And until now, most women undergoing chemo had to accept it as part of the unavoidable price to pay for the potentially ...

Chemotherapy works by targeting all rapidly-dividing cells in the body. Hair is the second fastest dividing cell, which is why many chemo drugs cause alopecia. The treatment attacks hair follicles ...

Chemotherapy is a cancer treatment that uses medications to stop fast-growing cancer cells. Doctors can administer chemo by mouth, topically, injection, or intravenous (IV) infusion. Going through ...

When I got breast cancer for the second time, I had to get chemotherapy. I wore a cold cap throughout my treatments, but I still experienced hair loss. I decided to embrace the changes to my ...