Chicago Bears defensive end Daniel Hardy was at Advocate Sherman Hospital Cancer Center in Elgin this week to give support, encouragement and gifts to patients and staff while getting a chance to ...

The animal's placenta is packed with proteins called growth factors which stimulate the production of cells that make up hair follicles - bulb‑like roots in the skin hairs grow from.

Kim Ward didn’t want anyone to know. When the state Senate majority leader from Hempfield was diagnosed with breast cancer in ...

Many women who receive chemotherapy experience a decreased ability to remember, concentrate, and/or think—commonly referred to as “chemo-brain” or “brain fog”—both short- and long-term. In a recent ...

One of Jenna Fischer's earliest thoughts when she was diagnosed with breast cancer was about what would happen to her hair.

Columbus Aesthetic and Plastic Surgery, or CAPS for short, hosted its 12th annual event to help women who are battling cancer ...

Most people agree that undergoing chemotherapy isn't a fun experience ... Her work has appeared in Women's Health, Self, Health, Forbes, and more. PS relies on trusted medical experts and studies ...

Irish startup Luminate is developing a helmet that applies pressure across the surface of the scalp to reduce hair loss ...

In some good news for women battling locally advanced cervical cancer, new research shows that adding six weeks of chemotherapy to standard treatment cuts the risk of death by 40%. "This is the ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Gonzaga head coach Lisa Fortier speaks with members of the media during the West Coast Conference Women’s ...

For people facing breast cancer or other forms of cancer, chemotherapy-induced ... he said. For women and men with all types of cancer Cold cap therapy is FDA approved to help lessen hair loss ...

Chemotherapy for breast cancer doesn’t always have to be through an IV. Some drugs are available in pill form. Other oral medications that are part of breast cancer treatment include antihormone ...