Women who are treated with a mastectomy for breast cancer often choose to have surgery to reconstruct the breast using an implant. But hard, painful scar tissue can form around the implant, especially ...

Many mastectomy patients aren’t aware of potential complications like PMPS — and only become aware once it’s too late.

When Maria looked at herself in the mirror for the first time after her mastectomy, she stood very still. One hand rested on the bathroom counter. The other hovered near the flat space where her ...

​The debate between breast conservation surgery and mastectomy is no longer about which is superior, but about which is most appropriate for the individual patient.

RICHMOND, Va. — Two sisters who discovered they carried the breast cancer gene made a bold decision to undergo preventative mastectomies on the same day. One sister's journey included an innovative ...

Many women are afflicted by post-mastectomy pain syndrome, which spans from uncomfortable to disabling and can last years. It ...