Growing up, I always knew there was a possibility that I could get breast cancer. My mom had it when I was a child, and so did my grandma and other family members. When I was a teenager, I realized ...
When Jesse J, Christina Applegate and Katie Thurston spoke openly about their mastectomies, their candor did more than share private struggles. It highlighted a procedure that, while often life saving ...
For those diagnosed with cancer in one breast, undergoing a double mastectomy does not provide any benefit in survival Vanessa Etienne is a Staff Writer for PEOPLE on the Health team. She joined the ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research points to a dramatic increase in the number of women diagnosed with the earliest stage of breast cancer in one breast who choose to have both breasts ...
HARTSELLE — With a strong family history of breast cancer, Kim Lawrimore knew the odds weren’t in her favor. Beginning in 1985, organizations throughout the world have recognized October as National ...
After having a preventative double mastectomy, Devin Sidell wanted to make a movie about her experience Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has previously appeared in Billboard ...
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Three weeks after Sophia Bassan’s mastectomy, she felt a stabbing pain beneath her right armpit. In the following months, painful shocks radiated through her chest and back. Her body became so ...