CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — For a decade, the Breast Friends program has been run by the Coastal Bend Wellness Foundation. However, unlike other program at CBWF, Breast Friends has no funding. “Breast ...

After a recent fiasco while trying to order prostheses and bras, I have an important question I’d like answered. It was almost the end of the year and we were so excited because my husband was going ...

Welcome to the "girliest lingerie boutique on the planet," Cherry Blossom Intimates. That's according to the Glenarden, MD shop's CEO, Jasmine Jones, the force behind this unique shop since 2018. The ...

One in eight American women will develop breast cancer in their lifetimes. And when they do, most of them will have part or all of their breast tissue surgically removed. This makes it hard to find ...

If you’ve opted to get a breast form after your mastectomy, here’s how to prepare for your fitting. A mastectomy is a procedure that removes breast tissue, and is performed to either treat or prevent ...

Thanks to a grant from the Houston affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the American Cancer Society Gulf Coast has added Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital to its Breast Prosthesis Project.

Losing a breast to cancer not only changes a woman’s body, it can empty her pocketbook. An artificial breast form, which in medical terminology is called a prosthesis, costs $200 or more. Mastectomy ...

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 ...

Today on Living808, Kelly spoke with Evon Reformina, Owner and Certified Mastectomy Fitter of Breast Boutique, about the personalized services her company offers to breast cancer survivors. Breast ...

Cheryl Schlote, owner of Scarlet’s Unmentionables, stands in her store Aug. 20 in North Liberty. Schlote, who is undergoing chemotherapy herself for colon cancer, fits women for breast prostheses and ...

Breast cancer treatment can change how you look and feel. Whether it’s shifting what you wear or how you decide to handle hair loss from chemo, you're still in charge. Buying a wardrobe that fits and ...