The boutique offers a wide range of prosthetic breast options, providing a sense of empowerment and choice for survivors. The experience is likened to a toy store, highlighting the playful and ...

Even if being asymmetrical or flat is a valid choice for women who have undergone mastectomies, and that is how I usually feel best, there are no rules that say we should not wear a prosthetic bra now ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — For a decade, the Breast Friends program has been run by the Coastal Bend Wellness Foundation. However, unlike other program at CBWF, Breast Friends has no funding. “Breast ...

More than 80 percent of women seeking treatment for breast cancer in Uganda are diagnosed at a late stage of the disease. According to Global Cancer Statistics 2022, breast cancer accounts for about ...

Undoubtedly, the number of women choosing to have breast reconstruction after a mastectomy has been increasing. However, there are other options considering the implications of having another surgery.

Breast prostheses have improved dramatically over the past 25 years. Prosthetic designers study the movement and density of breast tissue in groups of women to develop prostheses that are lifelike in ...

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 ...

Dana Donofree, a triple-positive infiltrative ductal carcinoma survivor, launched AnaOno in 2014 to provide women with breast ...

October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to learn about and draw attention to the impact of the disease, which according to the World Health Organization was the most prevalent form of ...

When Ms Ng Sock Peng, 48, was diagnosed with breast cancer twice in five years, she was determined to survive the disease. The single mother told herself she had to live on for her children’s sake. In ...

Sometimes the best ideas are born out of crisis — such is the case with Prince Edward Island entrepreneur Simonne Cormier, who had breast cancer and a partial mastectomy in 2016. She couldn't find a ...

Women with breast cancer often face changes to their bodies that can affect them psychologically After surgery to remove a breast or both, use of a well-fitted prosthesis or wig can support the ...