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Article: A unique approach to cancer "therapy." (wigs for cancer patients who lose their hair during chemotherapy)
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- Medical Update
- Article date:
- February 1, 1994
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Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala's recent attack on breast cancer and other diseases of women highlighted a unique approach to cancer therapy that until now has received too little attention.
In September 1990, Paula O'Hara of Boston noticed a lump in her breast shortly before she became pregnant. The day after her child's birth, her doctors confirmed that it was cancerous, and two weeks later, she had a mastectomy. What concerned Paula more than the loss of a breast, however, was the loss of her hair during chemotherapy.
After much searching, she found a wig that suited her, thus relieving the emotional strain until her own hair ...