UNM School of Medicine in conjunction with the
American Cancer Society and local salon team up for charity event
Mary Seiler, a 2nd year medical student at the University of New Mexico, displays the hair she donated December 5 at a local Pantene Beautiful Lengths event – a charity hair cutting event to benefit women who have lost their hair due to cancer treatments. Pantene Beautiful Lengths is a program done in partnership with the American Cancer Society. As wigs are created, they are distributed by the Society for free through wig banks in New Mexico and across the country. Seiler was one of 17 women who donated at this event. The organizers from the UNM School of Medicine were Brandy Padilla-Jones and Micaela Esquivel and the salon who hosted the event and donated their time for the cuts was Skin Bliss in Old Town. Women facing cancer can find out about the availability of a wig by calling the American Cancer Society at 1-800-227-2345. The Society can also help callers with a number of resources providing educational and emotional support.
