Many breast cancer survivors feel self-conscious about their appearance. They can’t find bras or clothes that fit them properly because of a missing breast(s) or missing breast tissue. Outside of ...

After undergoing a mastectomy, a woman in central Kenya has found purpose through knitting and community support.

Bringing 12 years of experiece with her, Ulferts will be offering pre- and post-mastectomy services, including prostheses fittings for women who have had breast surgery. She obtained certification ...

After a mastectomy, you might choose to forgo or delay reconstructive surgery. However, you may wish still to have the appearance of breasts under your clothes. You have the option of external breast ...

Following a mastectomy, Medicare Part B may cover external breast prostheses and mastectomy bras that hold them in place, provided the prostheses do not have integral adhesive. Medicare may replace ...

Whether a woman has had a full or partial mastectomy or a lumpectomy, she has a variety of options.What to do after surviving breast cancer is a personal choice. Helen Battaglia Commodori recently got ...

Janet Downey had no idea what “knitted knockers” were when her nearby yarn shop (Heritage Spinning and Weaving in Lake Orion) announced there was a need. But after visiting the website for Knitted ...

Traveling internationally has its challenges but for those with prosthetics, it's a little more complicated. There are so many things to fear when one has breast cancer but international travel ...

Summer poses challenges for those who have undergone mastectomy. Learn how one breast cancer survivor found a way to embrace breastlessness while still feeling feminine. In just a few weeks, my family ...

At least at the cellular level, cancer doesn’t discriminate by income. It strikes rich people and poor people and those in between, forcing new reckonings and leaving emotional and physical scars.