Headcovers Unlimited Blog Posts: Coping with Cancer | Page 2

The American Cancer Society has "Gift Closets" in the U.S., which provide free wigs for cancer patients who are unable to purchase them. Learn how to get yours now!

Management of the symptoms of hair loss is an important part of helping relieve some of the emotional stressors that come with hair loss. Whether your hair loss is caused by chemotherapy treatments, alopecia, trichotillomania, or any other condition, there are a variety of ways that you can cope with your hair loss.

Finding an outlet to help manage the myriad of new emotions that can flood your mind after receiving a cancer diagnosis can be very empowering. Cancer support groups come in many shapes and sizes, but all have one thing in common - they aim to help cancer patients cope with the trials and tribulations of treatment.

We asked cancer survivors to give those starting chemotherapy some advice. The responses were overwhelming. See what they had to say at Headcovers!

When a friend or loved one is diagnosed with cancer, it is often hard to know where to start when it comes to supporting them. Although everyone asks, “What can I do to help?” they may not know exactly how to answer. Cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy and radiation, can often take a lot out of a person. Offering to do something simple that your friend or loved one would otherwise do themselves can be a huge help.  Here are 15 ideas:

"The train neared Penn Station, and I contemplated what to say. How could I address her condition, both to wish her an easy recovery and to share that I’d been through it too, without being rude? Having been on the receiving end of a lot of awkward silences, as well as in appropriate comments, I fully appreciated the stickiness of the cancer topic. Yet I was determined to find a way."