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

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 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 ...

Vol. 1, No. 3, Special Issue: Beauty and Business Guest Editor: Kathy Peiss (SEPTEMBER 2000), pp. 565-590 (26 pages) As the public discussion of all cancers, and of breast cancer in particular, ...

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 ...

The process of picking out the perfect mastectomy bra and prostheses is often emotional but with time, the selection process becomes easier. I never considered myself a naïve person, but when I was ...

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 ...

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 ...

All summer long, my blue, pink and purple boobs drip-dried on the clothesline next to the beach towels and bathing suits. And the nylon net balls, called bath poufs, are rippling in the breeze again ...

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 ...