Chemo Style: A Cancer Community Photo Essay

What does it mean to be confident during and after chemotherapy? Are you proud to be bald and beautiful? Does a wig, scarf or hat make sense for you and your style? We'd also love to see your new hair, as it grows back in. Share your favorite photos or view photos that our community has posted.

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Jacki: My favorite cover-up
This is what covered by bald head for many months, a curly blond wig with a hat. My shiny scalp saw the light of day only in the privacy of my own home.
Kaye: A Positive Attitude Helps!
Like most of us, I had 4 A/C and 4 taxol treatments. I had to stop Neulasta during Taxol because the bone pain was more than I could take.
Bea's Special Hat
This is Adel's mom and dad on Christmas day 2006. They have 6 kids 3 boys 3 girls... We all love you hats off to you both.
Traci: On the Beach with Cameron
It's three months after my last chemo treatment. Cameron is two, and we are at our favorite place -- the beach!!
Jana: Chemo Style, Chemo Chicks
From the moment I knew I was going to need chemo, I knew that I wanted to tattoo my head.

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Bald is Beautiful

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Adriene's Initial Shock Turns into Bravado

PJ Hamel: Before, During, After

Pre-Chemo
As you can see, pre-chemo, my hair was pretty straight, and kind of a chestnut brown.
During Chemo
During chemo - well, it was Christmas, so I wore my Santa hat a lot (and oxygen tubes, since I also had pneumonia as a result of the chemo!)
Post-Chemo
The next Christmas, following chemo, my new hairstyle. Curly, darker, and a lovely reminder that there IS a silver lining in the cancer cloud.

Hi! I'm Natalia, and I'm 26

Chemo for Stage 4 Breast Cancer

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Beth: My Chemo Style -- My Skin Was Pale Green
What I looked like during chemotherapy? I have no photos of that time, and for good reason. I looked scary and felt terrible. I hid in my house most of the time. My skin was pale green.
Kelly: My Chemo Style
I have been writing a blog for Breast Cancer Care UK since I was diagnosed in May last year and whilst I have tried to stay positive, my smiles were sorely tested by my chemotherapy treatment and I have no photos from that time as I hated how I looked and wanted no reminder of it.

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