A Massachusetts mother who is battling cancer is pushing health insurance companies to cover a treatment that is often overlooked.

A handful of other states are considering mandating private insurance coverage of the technology, used to block chemotherapy-associated hair loss.

One procedure to help patients undergoing chemotherapy treatments keep more of their hair could cost between $1,500 to $3,000 ...

WASHINGTON -- Hair loss is one of the most despised side effects of chemotherapy, and now breast cancer patients are getting a new way to try to save their locks. The Food and Drug Administration said ...

In December, I joined the 1 in 8 women in the United States diagnosed with breast cancer. Found on a routine mammogram, my tumor was small, and by all measures I had the best prognosis possible. The ...

CINCINNATI — A Christ Hospital patient is giving back by expanding access to cool cap therapy for cancer patients. Francie Pepper, 83, was diagnosed with cancer 3 years ago. Pepper used a new cooling ...

When Amanda Butler was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 32, the prospect of chemotherapy was daunting. “That was the last thing I wanted to do. I was like I don’t want to lose my hair,” Butler ...

Sixteen doses of chemotherapy sent Breanne Hillen's breast cancer into remission in 2021, but the treatments also left the Erie woman bald. It took two-and-a-half years for her hair to grow back. Just ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Princess Kate Middleton shocked the world by announcing in 2024 that she was battling an unspecified form of cancer following a ...

A cooling cap worn during chemotherapy treatments may help prevent hair loss in breast cancer patients, according to a new study presented Friday at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. The cap ...

Scalp cooling can lessen some chemotherapy-induced hair loss - one of the most devastating hallmarks of cancer - in certain breast cancer patients, according to a new multicenter study from UC San ...