Alopecia & Chemotherapy Effects. How Women Battle Hair Loss With Confidence During Breast Cancer

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Alopecia, or hair loss, is a common chemotherapy side effect, and one that many women fear the most. Breast cancer statistics in the US estimate that one in seven women – about 300,000 – will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. Thanks to breast cancer awareness programs the chance of cancer survival is higher than ever. But each day, tens of thousands of women experience alopecia, in addition to the other devastating effects of cancer on their lives.

Until now we only worried about a bad hair day. How does a bald woman in cancer treatment, with no hair and low energy, still have confidence and feel normal?

Decorate your head

Alopecia won´t end your fashion sense; you can get creative – decorate your head instead of fussing with your hair. If wigs irritate your sensitive scalp, consider colorful, lightweight head coverings of hats, turbans or scarves. You will feel infinitely better than wearing an odd chemo hat that screams, "I´m a chemotherapy patient!"

How to choose a chemotherapy head covering

Breast cancer treatment and chemotherapy side effects are different for everyone, but if you have chemotherapy hair loss, or want to choose a breast cancer gift for a friend, here are the basics:

1. Soft head coverings for day and night: Washable terry turbans keep you warm at home. For any time in public, you will look fabulous in colorful wrapped turbans, hats or scarves.

2. Comfortable fabrics and seams: Rayon, chiffon in polyester or silk, and cotton gauze. Finished seams will prevent loose hems and threads that irritate a sensitive scalp. If you tend to be warm, avoid clingy spandex, thick fabrics, and cotton or linen that is stiff and heavy. Velcro is scratchy, and grabs lint during washing.

3. Elastic for a perfect fit: Choose hats and fabric caps that have elastic inside the back edge; even silky fabrics will stay in place, and not slip like a tied scarf. The elastic allows for lighter fabrics to keep you cool, and the cap can have more fullness so your head won´t look flat, as it would with a tight scarf or kerchief.

4. Your favorite colors. A colorful head covering can give new energy to an old wardrobe. If you wear a lot of solid colors, look for printed hats or turbans that that will add variety to basic outfits. If your closet is a garden of prints, choose a head covering in a solid color that coordinates with several of your prints. Go as bright as you dare!

5. Accessorize! Head coverings are exciting fashion accessories, not just hats for alopecia. The ends of a turban wrap are an accessory on their own. They can hang long in back or on either side, or be tied in a bow anywhere around your head. Add a pin or silk flower for an accent. Experiment with big earrings; they attract attention to your smile, and you don´t have to worry that they will get tangled in your hair!

Whether in pajamas, jeans, business or evening wear, you will have more confidence with hats, turbans, scarves or a head wrap that makes a personal style statement. Alopecia is an opportunity to reinvent yourself with imagination and poise.

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