When Maureen Green was diagnosed with breast cancer several years ago, the finance professional and mom-of-two decided to try scalp cooling, a treatment that helps preserve hair during chemotherapy.

"I was really afraid I would look in the mirror and really not know who I was and that I wouldn't recognize myself," Green, who was treated at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, said.

Scalp cooling is expensive, but Maureen Green and her family decided it was worth the price while she was being treated for breast cancer. MSK Cancer Center

For Green, the choice was not easy. Scalp cooling is pricey -- the National Cancer Institute cites an average cost between $1,500 and $5,000 per patient -- and it's often not covered by insurance.

Although the expenses from her diagnos

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