HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz announced a legislative proposal that would require insurance of scalp ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. VENICE – Shortly after Hollie Mowry learned she had breast cancer last July, she and her husband Tony took their daughters Cecelia ...

The design skills and technical innovations of researchers at the University of Huddersfield have led to significant improvements in a silicon cooling cap that aims to reduce hair loss in cancer ...

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 ...

It's no surprise that most women with breast cancer consider hair loss one of the most traumatic aspects of chemotherapy. That has led to a big market for cooling caps, which are purported to limit ...

One of the most feared side effects from chemotherapy treatment is hair loss, but scalp cooling can help patients maintain their locks. Patients undergoing cancer treatment may be able to preserve ...

Cancer survivors and advocates went to the Rhode Island State House on Tuesday, asking lawmakers to require insurance ...

The first time Miriam Lipton had breast cancer, her thick locks fell out two weeks after starting chemotherapy. The second time breast cancer struck, Lipton gave her scalp a deep chill and kept much ...

Strategies to reduce chemo-related hair loss have lagged behind for people of color. Scientists — and hairdressers — are trying to change that. Losing hair due to chemotherapy — also known as ...

Scalp cooling can lessen some chemotherapy-induced hair loss - one of the most devastating hallmarks of cancer - in certain breast cancer patients, according to a new multicenter study from UC San ...

Clarification: Both the Dignitana and Paxman scalp cooling systems have FDA clearance. The FDA does not have an approval track for such devices. An earlier version of this story said otherwise. VENICE ...