Anjuli Hoffman received the diagnosis in July, at the age of 28.
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Her mother, Alka, passed away from the disease in 2007.
Hoffman is a full-time stylist at JuJu Salon & Organics.
She realizes how traumatizing it can be for men and women to lose their hair during chemotherapy.
Hoffman has chosen to cold cap through her treatments.
The helmet-like device worn during chemo uses cooling to narrow the blood vessels beneath the skin of the scalp.
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That response can limit the amount of medicine that reaches hair follicles and causes strands to fall out.
Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Hoffman and her colleagues at JuJu Salon will be offering a complimentary hair wash and blow-dry for breast cancer patients.
Those who are experiencing hair loss can opt for a head massage.
JuJu Salon & Organics is located at 713 S 4th St., Philadelphia, PA 19147.