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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Aside from skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the U.S. About 240,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year in the U.S. alone according ...

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 ...

When Kathy DeJoseph was about to lose her hair to cancer, a simple act of kindness — a cap gifted to her by a stranger — did more than warm her head. It changed her life. Inspired by that small ...