'Be Kind': Philly stylist battling breast cancer holds free salon event for fellow patients

Tuesday, October 18, 2022
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A stylist in the Queen Village section of Philadelphia is giving back as she battles breast cancer.

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.
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