Going flat was a terrifying prospect. Would I ever feel pretty again? Would my husband still find me attractive?

In 2023, DiSalvo underwent a prophylactic bilateral mastectomy, and struggled to find intimates she could wear after her procedure that still made her feel like herself. "To be candid, women ...

I have been covering breast implant stories for decades, going back more than 20 years when complaints first started ...

An accelerated course of radiation therapy does not increase complications for patients who undergo breast reconstruction ...

Four University of Minnesota students in an entrepreneurship capstone class designed the Theodora Pillow to help people sleep more comfortably after having a mastectomy. Kelli McCarthy, one of the ...

For women with breast cancer undergoing mastectomy, an online decision aid can help in making informed decisions regarding ...

In the RT CHARM study, the reconstruction complication rate at 2 years was statistically no different, at 14% with the ...

An accelerated course of radiation therapy does not increase complications for patients who undergo breast reconstruction ...

A shorter course of post-mastectomy radiation doesn't jeopardize a patient's chances of successful breast reconstruction, a new study finds. About 40 percent of people with breast cancer have ...

Cutting treatment time nearly in half—from 25 to 16 treatment sessions—could make post-mastectomy radiation a more accessible option for patients. “Over the past 10 years, we’ve tried to ...