As “Pinktober” approaches, I’m spreading the message that breasts are not needed to live a full life after breast cancer surgery. “Pinktober” is approaching, and it’s hard to believe another year has ...

Almost all women who chose not to have a breast reconstruction following a mastectomy say they are happy with their decision, according to new research, with advocates now calling for improvements in ...

When Kimberly Bowles faced a double mastectomy after months of chemotherapy and radiation for aggressive breast cancer in 2017, she decided not to have breast reconstruction. Kimberly, 36, a ...

Many breast cancer patients are worried about the “here and now” of treatment and their prognosis. Thinking about life after treatment, surgery and recovery isn’t always at the forefront of their mind ...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and this year, a Richmond, Vermont woman is shining a light on an operation that isn't widely spoken about. More than 100,000 women undergo some form of ...

When Lisa Taft Sylvester learned she had the BRCA2 gene in 2021 — and that her lifetime risk of developing breast cancer could be as high as 80 percent — getting a preventative double mastectomy was a ...

During her training as a breast surgeon, Deanna Attai, an associate professor at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine, read studies and heard mentors say that women who opted against breast ...

*Editor’s note: An image included below the scroll in this article and images included in the video report show women who have chosen aesthetic flat closure not wearing shirts. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.

Six years ago, Kim Bowles had a double mastectomy after being diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. Instead of opting for reconstruction, she decided to go "flat." At 35, she had already breast-fed ...