There is an emerging collective of Aussie women who are proudly embracing their status as “flatties”, opting against ...

More than 100,000 American women undergo mastectomy and breast reconstruction every year. Thousands more are having preventive double mastectomies. But despite widespread awareness of breast ...

There are multiple types of prophylactic mastectomy: 4 A bilateral, or double, mastectomy refers ... Bilateral mastectomy with reconstruction involves removing both breast but also the use of ...

Mastectomy is defined as the surgical removal of one or both of the breasts, although sometimes a partial mastectomy is possible. It is a common treatment for breast cancer. Learn more about what ...

I had a preventative double mastectomy at 32, and no, ... while sparing my nipples to give me some semblance of normalcy and putting in expanders as part of reconstruction.

Almost all women who chose not to have a breast reconstruction following a mastectomy say they are happy with their decision, ...

Two sisters with the BRCA gene underwent preventative mastectomies together, with one receiving an innovative re-sensation ...

Medicare covers medically necessary treatment of breast cancer. This includes a mastectomy or a double mastectomy, as well as reconstruction and prosthesis surgery. Original Medicare Part A covers ...

CNN’s Sunlen Serfaty Recalls 'Ticking Time Bomb' Cancer Risk Before Preventative Double Mastectomy, ... Serfaty is now scheduled to undergo breast reconstruction surgery on May 6.