Original Medicare (parts A and B) and Medicare Advantage (Part C) both provide coverage for medically necessary double mastectomies, including reconstruction and prosthesis surgery. Original Medicare ...

Shapewear has evolved from corsets to modern foundation garments, reflecting changing societal norms and pressures on body image. The author, a cancer survivor, prioritizes comfort and self-acceptance ...

MOLINE -- The knitted prostheses created by Tova Cravens have traveled as far as Denmark. Mrs. Cravens, of Orion, began knitting prostheses for local mastectomy patients in 2011. Since then, she has ...

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, ...

Angelina Jolie’s disclosure of her recent preventive double mastectomy and breast reconstruction was rightly hailed as a sensible public health message to women “living under the shadow of cancer.” ...

Medicare covers medically necessary treatment of breast cancer. This includes a mastectomy or a double mastectomy, as well as reconstruction and prosthesis surgery. Original Medicare Part A covers ...