When someone with cancer can be helped to look good, their improved self-esteem can help them approach their disease and treatment with greater confidence. In today's Health Matters John Biffar tells us how the American Cancer Society is helping women accomplish this goal.

Connie Scott says "I was diagnosed in December with breast cancer at the age of 43. And now I'm going through the chemotherapy."

And since she's going through chemotherapy Connie's come here-- to the look good...feel better class. It's a free, national service that teaches female cancer patients special beauty techniques. Facilitator of the look good, feel better class, Vicky Demao says that "When they come in they're kind of scared and nervous and they don't feel good but when they leave, they just have that little extra spring in their step. I can just see the transformation."

For Connie, the class offers a little pampering and self confidence that she says is especially needed during this time in her life. "Everything changes, how you do your makeup and what skin care products you use and of coarse how you do your hair because you don't have any, and the same old scarf gets a little old and I came to get some tips on different ways to wear scarves."

Connie says during the two-hour look good.feel better session, patients receive a free make-up kit to use during and after the workshop. "Come on out and you know, I was sitting home not really feeling that great and I just had to convince myself to get up and come. This is really nice, a lot of name brand cosmetics, I was shocked to open that bag and see everything."

And if you know someone who can benefit from this program the next look good feel better class is coming up on June 5th. - call 239-936-1113 for more information.

The cosmetics industry donates more than $10 million worth of cosmetics every year to Look Good.Feel Better participants.