Breast cancer survivors talk about the power of wigs


Today, there are many choices of wigs for cancer patients who have lost their hair due to chemotherapy. — 123rf.com

Losing her hair was the most traumatic experience of Betty Ann Gomes’ breast cancer journey.

“After the first chemotherapy, I started losing my hair, which fell off in clumps. When I woke up, there was hair everywhere and it was very heartbreaking,” says Gomes, 57, a volunteer with the National Cancer Society Malaysia (NCSM) and vice-president of Pink Unity.

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