# OnCo record wigs-cranial-prosthesis (technology). Data CC BY-NC 4.0, attribute "Data from OnCo (onco.cc)". Whole corpus: https://onco.cc/api/v1/onco.nt
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<https://onco.cc/technologies/wigs-cranial-prosthesis/>
  a schema:MedicalTherapy ;
  onco:kind "technology" ;
  schema:identifier "wigs-cranial-prosthesis" ;
  schema:name "Wigs, cranial prostheses and head coverings"@en ;
  schema:description "A wig, scarf or cap restores privacy and confidence during hair loss. In the UK wigs come on NHS prescription, free in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and in England for children, students under 19 and people on qualifying benefits; in the US a prescription for a 'cranial prosthesis' lets some insurers reimburse one, and charities give wigs free."@en ;
  schema:url <https://onco.cc/technologies/wigs-cranial-prosthesis/> ;
  schema:dateModified "2026-09-10"^^xsd:date ;
  schema:sameAs <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wig> ;
  schema:citation <https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/help-with-health-costs/wigs-and-fabric-supports-on-the-nhs/>, <https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/impacts-of-cancer/hair-loss>, <https://www.cancer.org/cancer/managing-cancer/side-effects/hair-skin-nails/hair-loss.html>, <https://lookgoodfeelbetter.org/> ;
  onco:status "established" ;
  onco:tag "complementary", "supportive-care", "evidence:strong" ;
  onco:related <https://onco.cc/ideas/idea-moon-hair-preservation-for-all/>, <https://onco.cc/collections/american-cancer-society/> ;
  onco:sections <https://onco.cc/fronts/rejuvenation/>, <https://onco.cc/fronts/supportive-care/> ;
  onco:technologies <https://onco.cc/technologies/scalp-cooling/>, <https://onco.cc/technologies/minoxidil-chemotherapy-alopecia/>, <https://onco.cc/technologies/bimatoprost-eyelash-regrowth/>, <https://onco.cc/technologies/psycho-oncology/> ;
  onco:institutions <https://onco.cc/institutions/macmillan-cancer-support/> ;
  onco:bottlenecks <https://onco.cc/bottlenecks/b-toxicity-qol/>, <https://onco.cc/bottlenecks/b-global-access/> .