Breast Reconstruction
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Breast cancer survivors make strides in showing the world that ‘going flat’ after mastectomy is 'both beautiful and valid'
Breast cancer survivors have been working hard to create a movement that advocates for going flat, post-mastectomy, as a viable, embraceable option.
12 min read - NewsGail Johnson
Areola tattoos help breast cancers heal -- and not just physically
For the first time in her eight-year-old granddaughter’s life, Carol Shields wasn’t able to go trick-or-treating with her on Halloween of 2013. It was hard to explain to the little girl that she couldn’t simply change her plans: Shields was having both breasts removed that day because of cancer. For many breast cancer survivors, the so-called journey doesn’t end when treatment does: many opt for breast reconstruction.