When Maria looked at herself in the mirror for the first time after her mastectomy, she stood very still. One hand rested on the bathroom counter. The other hovered near the flat space where her ...
Surgery can feel like the finish line. But for many early breast cancer patients, the next conversation can shape what comes ...
As National Breast Cancer Awareness Month comes to a close, here are 5 things to note about the prospect of preventive mastectomies for individuals with a high-risk of developing breast cancer. A ...
Dr. Anne Peled co-developed the sensation-preserving mastectomy she received after her second diagnosis of breast cancer. When San Francisco-based surgeon Dr. Anne Peled decided to undergo a sensation ...
Angelina Jolie has publicly shown her mastectomy scars in a new interview, more than a decade after she underwent the preventive procedure in 2013. The Oscar-winning actress said in an interview that ...
WESTFIELD - Since July, Baystate Noble Hospital has begun offering a new injection called Magtrace, which could save mastectomy patients from complications of their cancer and its treatment. “It’s ...
A breast cancer diagnosis can turn your world upside down while navigating through treatment, reconstruction, and the recovery process. Many patients don't realize they have same-day reconstruction ...