Friends Head Off On Adventure to Raise Funds for a Stylish Idea ; Fiona Ford Was Shocked and Frightened When She Was Diagnosed with Breast Cancer Last Year, but Next Month the 46-Year-Old Is Planning to Cycle 120 Miles to Raise Funds for a New Wig Salon at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Writes Liz Rowley

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COMING to terms with a diagnosis of cancer is traumatic enough, but the cruel side effects of chemotherapy can leave women physically and emotionally drained.

Whether you're a fan of luscious long locks or a short, sharp style, nothing can prepare you for the day large clumps of hair come out in your hand and your face slowly becomes unrecognisable, as the eyelashes you once covered in mascara disappear.

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Friends Head Off On Adventure to Raise Funds for a Stylish Idea ; Fiona Ford Was Shocked and Frightened When She Was Diagnosed with Breast Cancer Last Year, but Next Month the 46-Year-Old Is Planning to Cycle 120 Miles to Raise Funds for a New Wig Salon at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Writes Liz Rowley

"Boy, do you look unattractive," says 46-year-old Fiona Ford, who was diagnosed with breast cancer one year ago.

"I started to refer to myself as an alien because that's exactly how I felt. I'd lost my hair, my eyelashes and my eyebrows, my ...

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