Provides over 100 real-hair wigs each month to children and young people up to age 24 who have lost their hair due to cancer treatment or other conditions. The charity has provided more than 18,000 wigs and invested over £23 million in childhood cancer research.
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400,000 people in the UK are affected by alopecia areata, an autoimmune condition causing hair loss.
Operating for over 40 years, Wigs for Kids has provided thousands of children with custom-made hairpieces at no cost to families.
As the largest alopecia charity in the UK, Alopecia UK offers support groups, resources, and advocates for better treatments, including the recent NHS approval of the first medication for severe alopecia areata.