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HOW OFTEN DO CHILDREN NEED TO WASH THEIR HAIR?

 When children are between the ages of 8 and 12, parents often ask dermatologists this question. If you’re a parent trying to answer this question, you’ve come to the right place.  In three easy steps, you can figure out how often a child between 8 and 12 years of age needs to shampoo.  Step 1: Consider your child’s traits To determine how often your child needs to shampoo, you first need to consider your child’s: Hair type (straight, curly, oily, dry) Age Activity level Step 2: Find your child’s traits on the following chart Shampoo guidelines: Children 8 to 12 years old Shampoo every other day or daily 12 years of age or starting puberty Oily, straight hair Active: Plays outdoors, plays sports, or swims Exception: Hair is dry and curly Shampoo 1 or 2 times per week 8 to 11 years of age Exception: Hair is dry and curly Shampoo every 7 to 10 days Dry and curly hair, even hair with braids or weaves After heavy sweating or swimming, rinse and condition the hair Step 3: Fin...
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Understanding the Stages of Breast Cancer

 After a breast cancer diagnosis, staging establishes the extent and characteristics of your breast cancer.


Breast cancer staging is complex and considers many different factors, such as the size and location of a breast cancer tumor and whether cancer cells have spread to your lymph nodes or other areas of your body.


In this article, we explain how doctors determine breast cancer staging and provide an overview of each stage of breast cancer.


How is breast cancer staging determined?

According to the American Cancer Society (ACS)Trusted Source, the most common staging system for breast cancer is the one developed by the American Joint Committee on Cancer. You may also see this called the TNM system, in which:


T refers to the size of the tumor

N indicates whether or not the cancer has spread to nearby lymph nodes

M denotes if the cancer has spread to more distant lymph nodes or to other organs in your body

In 2018, this system was updated to also include other factors called biomarkers into breast cancer staging. These include:


the hormone receptor and HER2 status of the cancer

the grade of the cancer, which is how the cancer appears compared with typical breast tissue

the cancer’s Oncotype DX, which is a gene expression test that predicts the likelihood of breast cancer spreading to somewhere else in the body

Once all of the factors above have been evaluated, your cancer will receive an overall stage. There are five stages of breast cancer, numbered 0 through 4.

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