Expert-backed advice on mastectomy recovery, including aftercare tips, emotional healing and how to adjust physically and mentally after surgery.

So in addition to the pain of surgery and the rigors of recovery, losing a breast can also often have a profound psychological effect. Some women who have undergone a mastectomy say they struggle with ...

Dear Doctors: My best friend has breast cancer that has spread to her lymph nodes, and she needs to have a double mastectomy. Can you please talk about how all of this can psychologically affect you?

Mastectomy surgeries can be very painful, which oftentimes means that patients leave with an opioid prescription to help with pain management following the procedure. However, startling trends in the ...

Nicole Eggert announced in January that she was diagnosed with stage 2 cribriform carcinoma breast cancer On Friday, Aug. 29, she revealed that she underwent a mastectomy and breast reconstruction ...

12 NEWS IS LINDSEY SLATER CHECKED IN ON HER RECOVERY. THE DAY OF SURGERY, I WAS SO READY TO GO. ELIZABETH KAY, A WOMAN OF STRENGTH AND COURAGE, BRAVE ENOUGH TO HAVE SURGERY TO REMOVE HER BREASTS. BUT ...

"I have to keep reminding myself that this is the process… always worth it if it means I'll be around for a long time," the former NBC anchor wrote on Instagram Jenna Wolfe is giving an update on her ...

In the United States, women are diagnosed with breast cancer more than any other type of cancer, apart from skin cancer. Each year over 100,000 U.S. women receive some form of a mastectomy – a ...

Traditionally, post-mastectomy bras have focused primarily on protecting surgical areas and holding dressings in place. Recent research and patient feedback suggest that posture, muscle engagement, ...