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 ...

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

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 elected to have a preventative double mastectomy, removing my breasts ... semblance of normalcy and putting in expanders as part of reconstruction. The expanders would stretch my skin and ...

The country singer, 28, said she'll undergo a double mastectomy in November Keith Griner/Getty Images Morgan Wade revealed she is undergoing a preventative double mastectomy in the fall. The ...

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.

She got a preventative double mastectomy in her 40s, but unlike me, got a breast reconstruction. “I had a little bit of anxiety the week prior to surgery but I think I had a good amount of time ...