Stories like Barnhart’s reveal two critical barriers: awareness and access. Too often, women are not told about prosthetic ...

When Lisa Taft Sylvester learned she had the BRCA2 gene in 2021 — and that her lifetime risk of developing breast cancer could be as high as 80 percent — getting a preventative double mastectomy was a ...

Skin-sparing mastectomy leaves skin for potential reconstruction, but the author chose not to pursue it, embracing natural asymmetry instead. Clear communication with surgeons and thorough pre-surgery ...