A mastectomy can precipitate profound body-image disruption and identity grief, and patients may require validation that ...

You’re a woman with breast cancer. Your life has changed. You know you are getting a mastectomy but have no idea what life looks like beyond surgery and survival.

Jennifer Deming, 60, was diagnosed with stage II, hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer in 2020. She opted for a double mastectomy. Still, she worried about the cancer coming back. “I ...

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 ...

Committed club runner Jenny Baker was in the form of her life in 2015, smashing PBs at every distance. But while feeling fitter than ever, the then 50-year-old noticed that the top of her right breast ...

If you receive a breast cancer diagnosis, your healthcare provider may recommend a mastectomy alongside other treatments like radiation or chemotherapy. If you have a high cancer risk because of gene ...

Vitamin D deficiency may be worsening recovery for breast cancer patients after mastectomy surgery. In a recent study, researchers found that women with low vitamin D levels experienced higher ...