If you’ve opted to get a breast form after your mastectomy, here’s how to prepare for your fitting. A mastectomy is a procedure that removes breast tissue, and is performed to either treat or prevent ...

Karen Bierwagen, lead mastectomy fitter at SCCA’s Shine retail store, displays one of many breast prosthesis options available at Shine. Adjusting to a reshaped silhouette can be challenging. Every ...

Breast prostheses have improved dramatically over the past 25 years. Prosthetic designers study the movement and density of breast tissue in groups of women to develop prostheses that are lifelike in ...

You missed the early signs, through no fault of your own. Maybe because you don't know how to examine your breasts properly and regularly, you missed the lump. There was a bit of swelling around the ...

One in eight women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. Some may lose one or both breasts to the disease. But now, a high-tech process provides some breast cancer ...

Since Susan Koch underwent mastectomy in 1987, she’s tried just about every breast replacement product that has come on the market. She got used to her “breast” shifting and bunching when she moved.

Being able to laugh during difficult situations is a good thing especially for those who've suffered the trauma of breast cancer. Here's one woman's experience learning to laugh at the loss of her ...