One of the first questions my patients asked when I told them they needed chemo was ‘Am I going to lose my hair?’. And when your hair does fall out, there are even more questions. Why does it come back grey and curly? How do I explain to my children that I’m bald? Where can you find a decent wig? On this episode I’m going to answer all your questions about hair loss with this week’s guest, Jasmin Julia Gupta, founder of the charity Cancer Hair Care. She's a hairdresser and a hair loss expert who  consults with the NHS and major charities like Breast Cancer Now, Macmillan and the Teenage Cancer Trust, and she wrote the first ever ‘Afro hair chemotherapy guide.

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The Cancer hair Care website can be found here:  https://www.cancerhaircare.co.uk/

You can find out how to find a wig or cancer-specific hair care, you can order a hair-loss doll and learn more about scalp cooling. 

This is the Paxman support site just for cold caps :  https://coldcap.com/

You can download the free book Jasmin mentioned here

https://www.cancerhaircare.co.uk/book-free-download/

To contact Jasmin’s team’s Phone Support Service: https://www.cancerhaircare.co.uk/support-services-overview/contact-us/

My amazing  podcast poet is Donna Ashworth and you heard  a poem from her new book ‘Wild Hope - available now in all online bookstores. You can find out more about Donna on her website, or follow her on Instagram and Facebook

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Another place to find out more about breast cancer is my book ‘The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer: How to Feel Empowered and Take Control’. And if you’re nosey and want to find out more about my life, my memoir  ‘Under The Knife’ - is also available in all good bookshops.