Women recovering from mastectomy, lumpectomy, or other breast-related surgeries often face challenges beyond incision care. Forward shoulder rounding, chest tightness, and upper back weakness can ...

Olivia Munn stopped a post-mastectomy cosmetic treatment for her scars after showing them off in a Skims campaign last year. “Ever since I got such an amazing, loving response from the Skims campaign, ...

For well over 100,000 U.S. women who undergo a mastectomy annually, breast reconstruction is still widely considered the standard of care. 1 A growing chorus of survivors’ voices show that “going flat ...

NEW YORK, New York -- Just days after a woman with breast cancer had a mastectomy, she received a phone call. To her surprise, Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest were on the other line. Each weekday, "Live ...

WASHINGTON, DC — Radiation oncologists can feel confident offering hypofractionated treatment regimens to treat breast cancer in patients who are planning breast reconstruction after mastectomy, ...

'There’s a strength that I have now after going through all of that. I’m a changed person.' ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A shorter radiation therapy regimen conferred similar outcomes as standard of care for women undergoing breast ...

Kara Hennelly always took pride in staying active. In her 20s and 30s, she trained for and ran two half-marathons. In her 40s, as a busy pediatric emergency medicine physician in St. Louis and mom of ...

Having role models who illustrated body positivity helped me feel more acceptance of changes after my mastectomy. “You show me yours, and I’ll show you mine” is not just a Willie Nelson song. Sharing ...

Radiotherapy can be safely omitted as a treatment for many breast cancer patients who have had a mastectomy and are taking anti-cancer drugs, a study shows. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...

Tointon announced last May that she carries the BRCA gene, which can significantly increase the risk of cancer.