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 ...
Random Acts in the W is a community-focused campaign developed to give back to Caps fans surrounding the everyday moments in which individuals may need their spirits lifted. As cliché as the saying ...
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 ...
When Kathy DeJoseph was about to lose her hair to cancer, a simple act of kindness — a cap gifted to her by a stranger — did more than warm her head. It changed her life. Inspired by that small ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Aside from skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the U.S. About 240,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year in the U.S. alone according ...
Given only a 17% chance of beating lung cancer, Kathy DeJoseph found solace in a single expression of kindness: a knitted cap. Now, 13 years after her diagnosis, DeJoseph and a small army of ...
It's no surprise that most women with breast cancer consider hair loss one of the most traumatic aspects of chemotherapy. That has led to a big market for cooling caps, which are purported to limit ...