Gianna Donates Ten Inches of Hair to Pantene's Beautiful Lengths

Four year old Gianna Maddaloni, daughter of Grace Maddaloni cut ten inches of hair on January 16 to donate to Pantene's Beautiful Lengths, who makes wigs and donates to the American Cancer Society. Pictured above, right, is Gianna before she cut her hair, and pictured on the left is Gianna after she cut 10 inches of her hair to donate.

A real-hair wig allows a woman to look in the mirror and at least see a familiar face while she fights to regain a sense of normalcy in her life. Creating a real-hair wig takes approximately three to four months, and each wig requires at least six ponytails to make.

As Pantene Beautiful Lengths wigs are created, they are distributed for free through select American Cancer Society wig banks across the country. Women facing cancer can find out about the availability of a Pantene Beautiful Lengths wig by calling the American Cancer Society at (877) 227-1596. The Society can also help callers with a number of resources providing educational and emotional support.
The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service. Visit the Society's website at www.cancer.org to learn more about its mission and activities.
About one in three women will develop some form of cancer in her lifetime. Nearly 60 percent of women consider hair loss to be the worst side effect when undergoing chemotherapy. Eight percent of these women may avoid potentially life-saving treatment altogether because of their hair loss fear.

The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service. Visit the Society's website at www.cancer.org to learn more about its mission and activities.

For more information on Pantene’s Beautiful Length program, please visit www.pantene.com.