Women receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer are more likely to keep most of their hair with the help of devices that cool the scalp, according to two new studies. The devices work like ...

Hair loss has seemed an unavoidable side effect of chemotherapy. But on Tuesday, two new studies gave hope to breast cancer patients. “How does it feel on your head? It’s cold,” CBS News asked. “Yes.

Treating cancer with chemotherapy has long been associated with imminent hair loss, but perhaps no longer. Women’s health expert Dr. Kirtly Parker Jones says "scalp cooling" techniques have been found ...

TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2017 -- Scalp cooling caps can help breast cancer patients save their hair from the ravages of chemotherapy, a pair of new studies suggests. More than half of women fitted with ...

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 ...

Scalp cooling caps can help breast cancer patients save their hair from the ravages of chemotherapy, a pair of new studies suggests. More than half of women fitted with cooling caps kept their hair ...

There’s promising news for women who are undergoing chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer and are worried about losing their hair. The study comprised 182 women with Stage I or Stage II breast ...

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 ...

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 ...

When Jill Lefferman received a breast cancer diagnosis six years ago at age 39, her biggest concern was maintaining a normal life with her husband for the sake of their three young children. Part of ...

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 ...