![]() ![]() ![]() " One of the most visible and devastating side effects of cancer treatment is hair loss," says Laura Syron, Vice President of Community Programs at Toronto’s Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation, which created the NoHairSelfie campaign. " It's also the one thing people identify with most when watching a loved one undergo treatment.” ![]() With hair loss from cancer treatment a very real part of many patients' journey, it is hoped that the initiative will help raise awareness for what is an oft-overlooked aspect of the disease. ![]() Today, 4th February, is World Cancer Day, and for the first time ever friends and relatives of cancer patients are being invited to see what they, too, would look like with severe hair loss.īased around an app and a twitter hashtag, the #NoHairSelfie campaign lets people manipulate a photo they take on their smartphone so that they can see what they would look like with a smooth, shiny scalp or buzz cut. ![]()
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