Chronicle of a mastectomy
8 years, 4 months ago

Chronicle of a mastectomy

CNN  

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on May 15, 2013. “I didn’t want anyone to feel like they had to worry all the time, and I didn’t want to join everyone and be crying all the time,” Mansfield said. “I’d open it up like a notebook and shut it really quickly and go back to being strong.” She underwent eight sessions of chemo, a mastectomy and two reconstructive surgeries while taking the portraits. “I said I can’t pretend this isn’t happening anymore.” She had a mastectomy on her right breast within three weeks of hearing the news and soon started chemo. “If I’d seen pictures like mine and known that was the alternative, I would’ve said hell no” to the possibility of cancer and having to go through treatment, she said.

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46-year-old breast cancer patient undergoes minimally invasive mastectomy and reconstruction
2 months ago

46-year-old breast cancer patient undergoes minimally invasive mastectomy and reconstruction

The Hindu  

A 46-year-old woman has successfully undergone an Endoscopic Mastectomy with Reconstruction at Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, a procedure that involves cancer removal and breast reconstruction through a minimally invasive approach. The patient was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer and was advised to undergo a mastectomy. At APCC, Manjula Rao, Consultant, Breast Oncoplastic Surgery, APCC, suggested the endoscopic mastectomy, a minimally …

Sarah Ferguson details undergoing mastectomy to treat breast cancer: ‘It was only a shadow’
1 year, 9 months ago

Sarah Ferguson details undergoing mastectomy to treat breast cancer: ‘It was only a shadow’

The Independent  

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Woman diagnosed with breast cancer thanks to Facebook post
2 years, 3 months ago

Woman diagnosed with breast cancer thanks to Facebook post

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What Not To Say To Someone Who Got A Mastectomy
2 years, 5 months ago

What Not To Say To Someone Who Got A Mastectomy

Huff Post  

Islenia Milien for Huffpost Check out more stories from Busted, our series that offers an unfiltered exploration and celebration of our boobs and ourselves during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. “Some patients may elect to ‘go flat’ — sometimes called an ‘aesthetic flap closure,’” explained Dr. Elizabeth Comen, a medical oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. “I had a nipple-sparing …

Breast cancer survivor proudly shows off her flat chest and mastectomy scars in topless photos
3 years, 10 months ago

Breast cancer survivor proudly shows off her flat chest and mastectomy scars in topless photos

Daily Mail  

A breast cancer survivor is proudly showing off her flat chest and double mastectomy scars in a topless photo shoot to prove that women can look and feel beautiful without breasts. Bucking the trend: Breast cancer survivor Bethany Kay Sell, 38, from Chicago, is proudly showing off her mastectomy scars and flat chest in topless photos Proud: The model was …

Beauty of mastectomy tattoos revealed in powerful photo project
4 years, 9 months ago

Beauty of mastectomy tattoos revealed in powerful photo project

CNN  

CNN — In the portrait series “Reclaim” women in diffuse pink lighting reveal delicately tattooed designs inked across their chests, unfurling over scar tissue in explosions of color or in black and gray. The series, a collaboration between British photographer Kate Peters and art director Gem Fletcher, which began in 2018, illustrates the beauty of mastectomy tattoos, a practice that …

Beauty of mastectomy tattoos revealed in powerful photo project
4 years, 9 months ago

Beauty of mastectomy tattoos revealed in powerful photo project

CNN  

CNN — In the portrait series “Reclaim” women in diffuse pink lighting reveal delicately tattooed designs inked across their chests, unfurling over scar tissue in explosions of color or in black and gray. The series, a collaboration between British photographer Kate Peters and art director Gem Fletcher, which began in 2018, illustrates the beauty of mastectomy tattoos, a practice that …

Former BBC presenter Sian Williams undergoes double mastectomy after breast cancer diagnosis
8 years, 9 months ago

Former BBC presenter Sian Williams undergoes double mastectomy after breast cancer diagnosis

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The former BBC presenter Sian …

Sandra Lee reveals breast cancer diagnosis, double-mastectomy plan
9 years, 10 months ago

Sandra Lee reveals breast cancer diagnosis, double-mastectomy plan

LA Times  

An emotional Sandra Lee has gone public with her breast cancer diagnosis, explaining that she’ll be getting a double mastectomy after doctors told her she was a “ticking time bomb.” The lifestyle guru, celebrity chef and 10-year partner to New York Gov. “And that’s how fast life turns, it turns on a dime.” A lumpectomy didn’t yield clean margins, she …

'I underwent a double mastectomy': Kathy Bates reveals her battle with breast cancer after already surviving ovarian cancer nine years ago
12 years, 6 months ago

'I underwent a double mastectomy': Kathy Bates reveals her battle with breast cancer after already surviving ovarian cancer nine years ago

Daily Mail  

'I underwent a double mastectomy': Kathy Bates reveals her battle with breast cancer after already surviving ovarian cancer nine years ago She has already undergone a battle with ovarian cancer nine years ago. But now actress Kathy Bates has been diagnosed with breast cancer, and recently underwent a double mastectomy. Shock revelation: Actress Kathy Bates, pictured her in June this …

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