Outer Beauty Tips Lead to Inner Strength for Women with Breast Cancer

Resources for women fighting breast cancer that your doctor doesn't offer.

By the nature of its side effects, cancer treatment can make a private battle a very public affair. For a woman with cancer, having a bald head, pale skin or a missing breast can make her feel like she's being targeted by a bright spotlight and a banner that says 'Cancer patient'. But now more than ever, there are resources for women that will put the spotlight back on their work, their accomplishments and their life—and change that banner to simply read 'Woman'. Second Act Cancer Boutique on Chicago's north side offers wigs and post-surgery bras and prostheses. Owner Pattie Cagney Sheehan is a certified mastectomy fitter and works with women from the time they are diagnosed to well into survivorship. Second Act offers breast forms and …

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