Women who undergo a mastectomy for breast cancer may be at higher risk of developing emotional and physical problems after treatment compared with women who undergo procedures that preserve breast ...

Learning to love your body after a mastectomy represents a deeply personal and emotional journey. For many, the surgery symbolizes survival and strength, but it also brings physical and emotional ...

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?

Angelina Jolie is looking back on her personal decision to undergo a double mastectomy and ovary removal. “I did choose to have that [surgery] because I lost my mother and my grandmother very young,” ...