North Platte, Neb. – September 17, 2012 – The American Cancer Society, in conjunction with Great Plains Regional Medical Center, will be holding a free program called Look Good…Feel Better for cancer patients in the North Platte area on Monday October 8. Look Good…Feel Better is a program that teaches beauty techniques to women cancer patients in active treatment to help them combat the appearance-related side effects of cancer treatment. The class will be held on Monday, October 8 at 1pm at the Great Plains Regional Medical Center Sioux Room in North Platte. For more information or to register for a class, please call Marlayna Blanchard at 308-520-3803.
Look Good…Feel Better group programs are offered nationwide in comprehensive cancer centers, hospitals, American Cancer Society offices and other community settings. In these sessions, Look Good…Feel Better trained, volunteer cosmetologists teach women how to cope with skin changes and hair loss using cosmetics and skin care products donated by the cosmetic industry. The free cosmetic kits provided at these group sessions are valued at over $200 each and are available in light, medium, dark and extra dark shades to enhance all complexion types. Women also learn ways to disguise hair loss with wigs, scarves and other accessories.
For information on other Look Good…Feel Better programs or to find out how to volunteer in your community, contact Jill Koch from the American Cancer Society at 308-237-1631 or by email at [email protected]. More information on American Cancer Society programs and services can also be found at www.cancer.org or www.lookgoodfeelbetter.org.
In addition to free Look Good…Feel Better classes, the American Cancer Society also coordinates with local businesses to provide appearance centers across the region.
These centers can help by providing free wigs, hats, scarves, turbans, prosthesis and more for women in cancer treatment. In the North Platte area, ACS offers the following appearance centers:
– Callahan Cancer Center, 601 W Leota, 308-696-7386
– Women’s Orthotics & Prosthetics, 220 W Leota, Suite 400, 888-234-3323
About the American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society combines an unyielding passion with nearly a century of experience to save lives and end suffering from cancer. As a global grassroots force of more than three million volunteers, we fight for every birthday threatened by every cancer in every community. We save lives by helping people stay well by preventing cancer or detecting it early; helping people get well by being there for them during and after a cancer diagnosis; by finding cures through investment in groundbreaking discovery; and by fighting back by rallying lawmakers to pass laws to defeat cancer and by rallying communities worldwide to join the fight. As the nation’s largest non-governmental investor in cancer research, contributing about $3.4 billion, we turn what we know about cancer into what we do. As a result, about 11 million people in Americawho have had cancer and countless more who have avoided it will be celebrating birthdays this year. To learn more about us or to get help, call us any time, day or night, at 1-800-227-2345 or visit www.cancer.org.