May 4—PORTSMOUTH — Any cancer diagnosis can be devastating. Even the treatment can be hard. For many, one of the most emotional and difficult parts of receiving chemotherapy is the loss of hair.

“Chemotherapy works by targeting fast-growing cancer cells, but unfortunately also impacts other fast-growing cells such as the cells in hair follicles,” says Anne Peled, MD, a breast cancer surgeon ...

The cooling cap device that limits hair loss during chemotherapy just scored another thumbs up from the FDA. The regulatory body recently approved the expanded use of the cap for patients with solid ...

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 ...

Cooling caps to prevent chemothreapy-related hair loss are gaining popularity in the United States. Using cooling caps to prevent chemotherapy-induced hair loss has been popular in Europe for decades, ...

Jill Allington was a 35-year-old mother of an almost 2-year-old son when she was diagnosed with breast cancer two years ago. Nursing her son one night, she had an itch on her chest wall. When she ...

Scalp cooling is done by applying cold temperatures to your scalp during chemotherapy treatment for cancer. It’s sometimes called scalp hypothermia. Scalp cooling is intended to help prevent hair loss ...

BALTIMORE (WJZ) --A new device may allow some cancer patients to keep their hair during chemotherapy treatment. The device, called a cooling cap, fits over a patient's head and protects their hair ...