You might not know how important your hair is until you face losing it. And if you have cancer and are about to undergo chemotherapy, the chance of hair loss is very high. Both men and women report hair loss as one of the side effects they fear most after being diagnosed with cancer. Chemotherapy drugs are powerful medications that attack rapidly growing cancer cells. Unfortunately, these drugs also attack other rapidly growing cells in your body — including those in your hair roots. Our hair is a unique part of our identity. Suddenly losing it as a result of cancer treatment can be distressing for everyone. Usually, women and kids find it more distressing than men. Losing hair while undergoing cancer treatments affects their self-confidence and is the major cause for hesitation towards treatment at the right time. While struggling to meet the hospital expenses, these patients may not have the financial stability to afford a wig. To prevent this, there are many organisations ...
Ever since childhood, I was blessed with long thick hair on my scalp. Since then my classmates used to call it as a bird's nest- you can imagine how curly it was!! During my school days, I was fond of, rather jealous of people who had straight hair. I was waiting for that day to come when I too would be having straight and smooth hair. Finally, the wait was over and I decided to smoothen my hair back in the year 2016. Since then, a lot of people had been asking me about the pros and cons of getting hair smoothened. "Don't you have hair fall?" "Is this permanent or temporary smoothening?" "How much did it cost?" How do you manage it?" What are the hair products that you use?" were some of the questions I encountered. I could not answer many of the questions back then because it was the first time I had smoothened my hair. Now, after four long years, I thought of sharing my thoughts on it. 1. "How much would it cost?" There are...