More than a decade on from being diagnosed with breast cancer, Paula, 56, has prostheses and a properly fitted bra, which has ...

When reconstruction is not an option, a prosthesis and special mastectomy bras are available. Scars take years to fade, and they won’t disappear completely. You can use scar creams or patches to ...

For most people with breast cancer, surgery will be part of their treatment plan. Your options may include a mastectomy or a lumpectomy. At MSK, breast cancer surgery and breast reconstruction often ...

The mastectomy incision will then be closed and ... whose research helped develop prosthetic limbs that restored a realistic sense of touch to patients who were paralyzed or had amputation.

The Wise-pattern skin-sparing mastectomy (SSM) is well known for its efficacy in ... Full thickness MSFN results in wound breakdown and can expose a prosthesis, subsequently closure must be obtained ...

A charity has donated soft-prosthetics in a variety of skin tones for women who have undergone a mastectomy. Veronica Kumata, of Ladies Fighting Breast Cancer, has donated 80 "softies" to ...

Local Breast Cancer Nurse Specialist Mary Keane is set to travel to Kenya this month with the mission of providing breast prosthesis and mastectomy bras to cancer survivors in the country. Mary, from ...