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 ...

Wearing a bulky, blue contraption on her head at Bozeman Deaconess Hospital’s Cancer Center on Friday, Christy Castronovo jokingly called herself a trendsetter. Castronovo was referring to the fashion ...

When Felton's Robin Agar-Celli decided to take up knitting 15 years ago, she envisioned a light hobby, drawn to colorful, soft fiber yarns with the hopes of making handmade blankets, scarves and ...

Questions about whether scalp cooling is painful and how long sessions last were answered by an expert during an interview with CURE®. Scalp cooling has been shown to help reduce hair loss in patients ...

I wore a cold cap throughout my treatments, but I still experienced hair loss. I decided to embrace the changes to my appearance and opted not to wear a wig. I was diagnosed with breast cancer for the ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – New medical technology in Jacksonville hospitals is reducing the amount of hair loss for people undergoing chemotherapy. The scalp cooling system treatment uses a cooling cap to ...

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 ...

For certain patients with cancer, scalp cooling to reduce chemotherapy-related hair loss may be a beneficial option. Hair loss is common among patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy. However, ...

Researchers at Michigan State University have developed a gel that could prevent hair loss during chemotherapy treatment. Bryan Smith, an associate professor at Michigan State's College of Engineering ...