With thinning brown hair and nearly invisible eyebrows, Margaret Fisher sits her frail frame down in the salon chair. She received a diagnosis of Stage IV pancreatic cancer almost two years ago and has undergone 18 radiation treatments and six rounds of chemotherapy since. A hairstylist places a wig on Fisher’s head and draws eyebrows on her bare face.
Cancer Patients Boost Their Self-esteem At Hospitals That Offer Salon Services
Jenny Kay Paulson, Washington Post
Mon, 11/12/2012 - 3:00pm
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