“Bald is beautiful,” said Darlene Garland as she whipped off her homemade chemotherapy cap. “I’ve lost it five times, but it comes back with curls.” On Dec. 6, Garland will celebrate 32 years in the ...

DRACUT — When the people she cares about are diagnosed with cancer, Linda Lambert finds herself putting needle to cloth as a way to help. The lifelong Dracut resident, who has been sewing since she ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Darlene Garland has been sewing, stuffing, and styling at Morton Plant Hospital's Sewing Room for more than three decades. Darlene Garland in charge of hospital sewing room for ...

Chemotherapy patients know all too well how cold they can feel while undergoing treatment. To help them, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sew hats. Dawn Larsen, a crocheter, ...

A Maryland woman said she's proof that an interesting therapy can help those undergoing chemotherapy keep their hair.For anyone undergoing chemotherapy for cancer, the loss of hair can be a ...

LITTLE ROCK — Mary Philips started making caps to bring comfort and joy to her sister, Linda, who lost her hair after chemotherapy treatments. Now Philips, 60, is leading more than 1,500 volunteers in ...

FAIRFIELD BAY — What began as a gift to Mary Philips’ sister is now a volunteer-run nonprofit that gives to thousands. Care Cap Connections, a Fairfield Bay-based charity that creates caps for those ...

In this Wednesday, July 10, 2013, photo, Dr. Hope Rugo, right, an oncologist and breast cancer specialist, demonstrates the use of the Dignitana DigniCap system on Katherine Serrurier, a research ...

Delores Nienhuis spotted the woman wearing a familiar fabric cap in a grocery store parking lot. Instantly, Nienhuis knew two things: The stranger had cancer and the cap had come from Christ Memorial ...

For anyone having chemotherapy to treat cancer, hair loss can be one of the most distressing side-effects of the treatment. Indeed, one in 12 patients — men and women — refuses chemotherapy because of ...