Resources for Enhancing Your Appearance During and After Cancer Treatment

American Cancer Society

1599 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
Telephone: (800) ACS-2345 (800-227-2345) or (404) 320-3333
Home page: www.cancer.org

Your local American Cancer Society chapter may have a list of stores that sell cosmetic aids. They also may have a supply of free wigs.

Gloria Wan Wig Design

45-47 West 57th Street, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10019
Telephone: (212) 421-7488
Fax: (212) 888-2819
Home page: www.gloriawanhair.com

Gloria Wan provides a selection of custom-designed hairpieces and wigs. Patients can request financial assistance through their physicians.

Locks of Love

2925 10th Avenue North, Suite 102
Lake Worth, FL 33461
Telephone: (888) 896-1588 or (561) 963-1677
Fax: (561) 963-9914
Home page: www.locksoflove.org

Locks of Love is a nonprofit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children across the U.S. who are suffering from long-term medical hair loss. The hairpieces are made from donated human hair.

Look Good...Feel Better

1101 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: (800) 395-LOOK (800-395-5665) or (202) 331-1770
Fax: (202) 331-1969
Home page: www.lookgoodfeelbetter.org

Look Good...Feel Better is a free, national public service program sponsored by the American Cancer Society. It is open to all female patients actively undergoing treatment for cancer. The programs also are available in Spanish in six cities in the U.S. A Look Good...Feel Better program for teenagers, both boys and girls ages 13 to 17, is available in 12 sites in the U.S. This program offers patient education through group or individual sessions; free program materials, including videos and pamphlets; and free make-up kits for patients in group workshops.