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How Beauty Brands Can Help Cancer Patients

For those battling the disease, the treatment that could save their lives — chemotherapy and radiation — can severely damage their skin. So far, few beauty brands have stepped up with solutions.
Alina Mehrle created her skin care brand  Ameōn after a cancer diagnosis and eight rounds of chemotherapy, which damaged her skin.
Alina Mehrle created her skin care brand Ameōn after a cancer diagnosis and eight rounds of chemotherapy, which damaged her skin. (Courtesy)

When Alina Mehrle completed eight rounds of chemotherapy for breast cancer four years ago, the 30-year-old architect was mortified by her skin, which the treatment had made thin and crepe-like in appearance.

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Sheena Butler-Young
Sheena Butler-Young

Sheena Butler-Young is Senior Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. She is based in New York and covers workplace, talent and issues surrounding diversity and inclusion.

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