Breast Cancer Gifts. Chemo Hats, Turbans, Head Scarves for Alopecia Side Effects of Chemotherapy

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Today many women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer and other forms of cancer are able to continue much of their regular routine, and are in public quite often. However, they are faced with the daily dilemma of how to cover the stages of hair loss, known as alopecia.

This sudden hair loss in women is due to a side effect of chemotherapy, which adds several issues to consider when finding gifts for cancer patients. When choosing a breast cancer gift, it helps to know some of the other changes her body is going through.

When a woman loses her hair during breast cancer treatment, chemotherapy or radiation, she covers her head most of the time for at least six months. Besides probably not feeling comfortable showing her bald head, her head gets cold quickly in between the hot flashes that can result from the treatment.

Some of the most useful breast cancer gifts are those that attractively disguise a cancer patient´s hair loss. As an alternative to wigs, many women enjoy an assortment of colorful stylish turbans, hats or scarves, often referred to as "chemo hats."

How to choose a chemo hat for a cancer patient

Hair provides some benefits that we take for granted, but are important to keep in mind for the comfort of a cancer patient. After a woman´s hair loss many hats or scarves do not stay on well. Without hair, her head can look unusually flat in some scarves, which tend to announce, "I´m a cancer patient." It takes a very large scarf to completely cover the head, and they can be too warm. Silky scarves slide off, and doing head wraps can be complicated, especially if recent breast surgery makes it difficult to fully raise their arms.

These are most important thing to remember in choosing a chemo hat:

1. Easy to wear

Even on the worst bad hair day, you know you can do something to blend in with the crowd. But with woman´s hair loss, it´s hard to feel creative, especially with the added chemotherapy side effects of fatigue and poor concentration. To solve these problems, a turban or hat that has elastic in the band will go on easily, fit better without sliding off and add more fullness than just a scarf.

2. Comfortable

Above all, fabrics should be soft and light. Often her body temperature will fluctuate to extremes during cancer treatment, and a thick fabric quickly becomes uncomfortable. Rayon and chiffons (both polyester and silk) allow the skin to breathe and have a beautiful "drape," with smooth lines and soft folds.

For cotton, find a light weave, such as gauze, since many cottons can be stiff and scratchy. Although silk is soft, some types hold in heat and feel sticky if she is prone to hot flashes. And avoid slippery fabrics that are more appropriate for wearing around the neck than on the head.

3. Fashionable and versatile

When choosing a chemo turban, hat or scarf for a gift, ask yourself – would you wear this if you didn´t have to? Better yet, could you wear this and look great?

Look for fashion headwear in beautiful colors. As a chemo hat, a turban is the most versatile; it is suitable for work, formal events, outdoors or even if she needs to spend extended time in bed.

A solid color turban will become a basic in her wardrobe. If she wears a lot of solid colored clothing, then animal prints, brilliant florals and colorful batiks will go far to brighten her day and add variety to her wardrobe. If you are not sure of her favorites, safe colors are red, pink, blue and purple, which will enhance her skin tones.

As a cancer survivor, I want to assure you that the bottom line is that no matter what you choose to give - whether a gift, a card or a phone call - what will touch her heart the most is even the smallest gesture to remind her that you care.

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