Julia Bradbury has shared the emotional response she had just hours after her mastectomy in 2021 to offer hope to others who are going through the same thing. The broadcaster, 55, received a breast ...

Women who undergo a mastectomy for breast cancer may be at higher risk of developing emotional and physical problems after treatment compared with women who undergo procedures that preserve breast ...

For women who undergo a mastectomy, reconstruction is treated almost as a given. We speaks to seven women proudly defying the status quo.

DURING AND AFTER THAT LIFE CHANGING BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS IS DIFFERENT. TREATMENT AND PREVENTION MAY REQUIRE A SPECIFIC SURGICAL PROCEDURE CALLED A MASTECTOMY. BOARD CERTIFIED PLASTIC SURGEON DOCTOR ...

Skin-sparing mastectomy leaves skin for potential reconstruction, but the author chose not to pursue it, embracing natural asymmetry instead. Clear communication with surgeons and thorough pre-surgery ...

Learning to love your body after a mastectomy represents a deeply personal and emotional journey. For many, the surgery symbolizes survival and strength, but it also brings physical and emotional ...

Two breast cancer survivors from very different walks of life are sharing their deeply personal journeys of surviving mastectomies and the long, emotional road toward healing. Their stories highlight ...

For well over 100,000 U.S. women who undergo a mastectomy annually, breast reconstruction is still widely considered the standard of care. 1 A growing chorus of survivors’ voices show that “going flat ...