A double mastectomy is a surgical procedure involving the removal of both breasts, often employed to treat or prevent breast cancer in individuals at high risk of the disease. However, recent research ...

Debunk common mastectomy myths with facts on surgery options, reconstruction, and treatment plans.

When facing a breast cancer diagnosis, many patients instinctively pursue the most aggressive treatment path available, believing it offers the best chance for survival. This often leads women to ...

Angelina Jolie is looking back on her personal decision to undergo a double mastectomy and ovary removal. “I did choose to have that [surgery] because I lost my mother and my grandmother very young,” ...

“I just feel such incredible gratitude to have control over my health when so many women do not,” the CNN correspondent, 43, tells PEOPLE Courtesy of Sunlen Serfaty For 11 years, Sunlen Serfaty ...

For women who undergo a mastectomy, reconstruction is treated almost as a given. We speaks to seven women proudly defying the status quo.

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Facing a breast cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming, but understanding your surgical options can empower you to make informed decisions about your treatment. This guide ...

Most older patients with ER-positive DCIS undergoing mastectomy can avoid axillary surgery, reducing unnecessary procedures. Axillary surgery is overused in patients aged 70 and older, with 93% ...

Angelina Jolie’s breast cancer surgeon praises her for calling her mastectomy scars “a choice.” Learn about her preventive ...

This preventive treatment can lower breast cancer risk by at least 90 percent, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS), and research shows more and more women are turning to this method of ...

Radiotherapy can be safely omitted as a treatment for many breast cancer patients who have had a mastectomy and are taking anti-cancer drugs, a study shows. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...