FLORIDA,None — BACKGROUND: The chemo cold cap is soft, elastic, covered by a thermo insulate that is used to cool the scalps metabolism and blood flow, to protect the hair follicles from chemo drugs.

Most of us cannot wait to leave a hospital, but Christine Fabiani walks into UCI Medical Center like Little Red Riding Hood toting her basket full of goodies. This is no fairy tale. She’s heading to ...

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.

Your favorite knitting season has arrived: it's time to make chemo caps for JFK and Hunterdon medical centers. We have free patterns for knitting or crochet on our ...

Irene Olson never had cancer, but she knows how grueling chemotherapy can be. Her late husband, Kenneth, died in 1987 after two years of the drug treatments. Among the painful side effects he suffered ...

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 ...

A new, shampoo-like gel developed at Michigan State University could prevent hair loss during chemotherapy by constricting ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Some children and hospital employees thought they were doing something to help cancer patients by collecting plastic bottle caps, but experts say it's all a hoax. Some employees ...

The purple baby hats are for the Clicks for Babies Campaign by Prevent Child Abuse NJ and the National Center for Shaken Baby Syndrome. Remember, PURPLE stands for Peak of crying / Unexpected / ...