Becky Measures, who has the BRCA1 gene mutation, said she did not regret having a double mastectomy.

Mastectomy recovery gets easier when prep starts weeks before surgery. Set up your home, lock in support, and handle the ...

In 2007, Christina landed the starring role on "Samantha Who?" an acclaimed comedy series. After receiving Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for her performance, it seemed that nothing could stop ...

If youve been recently diagnosed with breast cancer, one of the first decisions you may face is which type of surgery to have. The decision can feel overwhelming, but if your surgeon is offering you a ...

The robot was cleared by the FDA a few months ago to perform the delicate surgery that avoids skin and preserves the nipple.

Although she didn't carry a known gene for the disease, Martin had a strong family history of breast cancer — her paternal ...

Jen Hayes Lee and her best girlfriends agreed they were done having babies—and toyed with the idea of getting mommy makeovers. It was a lighthearted kiki, but for Lee, getting “snatched” triggered a ...

In this op-ed, Dr. Anne Peled, MD, a board-certified plastic surgeon practicing aesthetic, reconstructive, and breast cancer surgery in San Francisco, discusses how the prospect of breast numbness ...

A mastectomy is a surgical procedure that typically removes the entire breast to treat breast cancer or prevent breast cancer in people who have a high risk of it. In most cases, the nipple and areola ...

A mastectomy is the removal of a cancerous breast during surgery, right? Well, sort of. The word actually contains a lot of different aspects, from variations in breast surgery to what stages and ...

"I was only 22 when I discovered I had breast cancer; it wasn't a lump that I found, but more of a hardening on the top of the breast. It seemed higher and more firm than the rest of my skin, but like ...

There are a number of options for women when they learn they have breast cancer in its earliest stages, when the tumor is relatively small and has not yet spread. Each option is similarly effective ...