Tips for hair
 

Hair loss or thinning of hair may be a result of radiation or chemotherapy treatments. The list below includes a variety of resources available to help you or your family member manage hair loss.

Education and Information:

CancerCare has a great online educational fact sheet called Tips for Managing Hair Loss. It includes common questions and answers about hair loss due to cancer treatments, tips for obtaining a wig, and support services.

Assistance with Wigs or Hats:

Look Good…Feel Better program from the American Cancer Society offers men and women with information on group workshops, one-on-one salon consultations and self help materials (available in English and Spanish). For more information, call 800.395.5665.
American Cancer Society's Tender Loving Care (TLC) online catalog is another helpful resource. TLC's mission is to help women cope during and after cancer treatments by providing wigs and other hair loss products.

Locks of Love provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children, in the United States and Canada and under the age of 21, suffering from long-term medical hair loss from any diagnosis.
ConnieCaps, Inc also offers free stylish, hand-crafted hats to cancer patients. For more information, call 541.946.3382

Re: Tips for hair
 

The American Cancer Society can provide a free wig to cancer patients who are experiencing hair loss. Call your local American Cancer Society office for details and an appointment to choose a wig.