Although many surgeons avoid it, nipple-sparing mastectomy after radiation is a feasible alternative to skin-sparing ...

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 ...

Medicare coverage for breast prostheses and mastectomy bras is often limited to 50%, leading to high out-of-pocket expenses for patients. The Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998 does not ...

Women who are treated with a mastectomy for breast cancer often choose to have surgery to reconstruct the breast using an implant. But hard, painful scar tissue can form around the implant, especially ...

Jeannie Blaylock shares her personal journey of facing a mastectomy after an early-stage breast cancer diagnosis.