SPONSORED TWITTER CHAT: CAITLIN KIERNAN AUTHOR OF PRETTY SICK: THE BEAUTY GUIDE FOR WOMEN WITH CANCER

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WHEN: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17TH Â AT 1:00 -1:30 P.M. EDT
GUEST:Â Caitlin Kiernan
HOW TO JOIN: Follow @CaitKiernan and @Beautyinthebag and use hashtag #BeautyInTheBag
THE PRIZE:Â participants will have a chance to WIN a copy of Pretty Sick: The Beauty Guide for Women with Cancer.
When beauty editor Caitlin Kiernan received the shattering diagnosis of cancer, she was obviously concerned about her health. But as a working professional, she knew she had to learn, quickly, how to look her best while feeling her worst. Caitlin called on her list of extensive contacts–from top medical doctors to hair stylists, makeup artists, and style mavens–to gather the best and most useful tips t
CANCER AND BEAUTY – INTERVIEW WITH BRITTA ARAGON

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, BITB has interviewed Britta Aragon, a natural beauty expert, cancer survivor and author of When Cancer Hits. A survivor of Hodgkin’s Disease at age 16, she became intensely interested in finding hair, skin and nail products appropriate for people undergoing chemotherapy and radiation when her father underwent an eight year battle with cancer. Even products for sensitive skin were laden with irritating ingredients. As a result, Britta become an epert in safe solutions for those experiencing side effects from chemotherapy, radiation or medication and even for those who experience skin conditions like eczema, sensitivity or chronic dryness.