The American Cancer Society understands how important it is to look and feel your best at all times. It is especially important to be at your best while fighting back against cancer.

Look Good… Feel Better is a free program that helps women combat the side effects of cancer treatment, such as hair loss and skin changes. During a Look Good… Feel Better session, trained cosmetologists teach participants tools to help them feel confident and comfortable, such as wearing wigs, tying head scarves, and drawing in eyebrows. Participants also learn to apply makeup and how to take care of nails, among other beauty techniques. Each participant is also given a swag bag full of goodies to make sure they continue to look and feel their best.

“Losing your hair and eyebrows is a big change and many patients going through treatment suffer a blow to their self-esteem,” said Becky Huff, Look Good… Feel Better coordinator. “Women, especially, tend to have a hard time dealing with these changes and Look Good… Feel Better can help.”

Look Good… Feel Better workshops are at several locations in Tuscarawas County; Union Hospital in Dover, Medi-Wise Pharmacy in Newcomerstown, and Trinity Hospital Twin City in Dennison. To sign up for this free program or receive other support, make reservations or to find out about other programs and services offered through the American Cancer Society, call 800-227-2345 anytime, day or night visit http://www.cancer.org for more information.

Look Good… Feel Better is offered in partnership with the Personal Care Products Council Foundation and the Professional Beauty Association National Cosmetology Association.