About one out of every eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime.

News 3 found a College Station woman who has been battling breast cancer with a little-known treatment option that has allowed her to keep her hair while undergoing chemotherapy.

Lacy Genovese of College Station was diagnosed with breast cancer in June and just finished chemotherapy.

What she's been wearing is unusual.

"I just got online and started doing my own research and the Penguin Cold Caps came up," said Lacy Genovese, of College Station.

The Penguin Cold Caps were created in the United Kingdom and they're chilled in a cooler of dry ice where they reach a temperature of -27 to -30 degrees below freezing.

Cancer patients just like Genovese wear the cap on days they undergo chemotherapy treatment.

It cools down the hair follicles while minimizing hair loss which is something that's important to Genovese and others going through chemo.

"Being able to maintain this and not being identified as somebody on chemo, 'cause nobody knows unless I tell them there are like, the first thing they think is how do you have your hair? That's the first question that comes out of everybody's mouth," she said.

There was a price to pay for the caps though.

The 14 caps she rented set her back $560 a month and included a $1,200 deposit.

But it's money she says was well spent and the side effects were some headaches at first.

"It's doable, it's doable but I really hope that some other women will try these caps and have some great success with them. And I'm always available to help anybody whatsoever," Genovese said.

While her hair has thinned some, the College Station nurse is now spreading the word about the treatment which let her keep her flowing head of blond hair.

"It seemed to be like it was something that I wanted to try. My whole goal here is try to get this out to the Brazos area so that other women and men will know about it and hopefully other people will try it," Genovese said.

With chemotherapy now behind her, Genovese will begin radiation treatment in January.

The caps can also be used during the treatment of other forms of cancer and we're also told that the company rents the caps to hospitals at a discounted rate.