Stories like Barnhart’s reveal two critical barriers: awareness and access. Too often, women are not told about prosthetic ...

Olivia Munn said she “cried [for] a week” after seeing her breasts for the first time following double mastectomy surgery for breast cancer. “I cried [for] a week after because that was the first time ...

Women who undergo a mastectomy for breast cancer may be at higher risk of developing emotional and physical problems after treatment compared with women who undergo procedures that preserve breast ...

Dear Doctors: My best friend has breast cancer that has spread to her lymph nodes, and she needs to have a double mastectomy. Can you please talk about how all of this can psychologically affect you?