Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman announced on Monday that she underwent surgery for a double mastectomy.Coleman said that during a recent routine physical, concerns were brought to her attention.

One in five women with breast or cervical cancer in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are diagnosed at an early stage, compared with more than one in three in high-income countries (HICs), new ...

Reno, NV (KRNV & MyNews4.com) -- A local woman shares her story and why she chose to get a double mastectomy at just 25 years old. It's a procedure that not everyone agrees with, a double mastectomy.

After undergoing surgery, reconstruction and radiation for breast cancer, the TODAY contributor must have another procedure ...

In a recent study published in JAMA Surgery, a group of researchers evaluated the safety and feasibility of a single-port (SP) robotic-assisted approach for performing nipple-sparing mastectomies (NSM ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- There's a new procedure to help women who undergo a mastectomy to continue to have feeling in their chests, but Eyewitness News has found not every insurance company will cover it.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . For many oncologists, the use of mastectomy to treat breast cancer cases can be a difficult subject to approach ...

A new study led by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health Levine Cancer has found that a modern technique for locating breast tumors before surgery, called ...

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 ...

Over a decade after the "Maleficent" actor underwent a double mastectomy, she shared why she’s ready to show her scars from the procedure for the first time. “I share these scars with many women I ...

Among 139 individuals who responded to a survey 2 to 24 years after their surgery, the median score on a 5-point satisfaction scale was 5, with higher scores indicating more satisfaction, reported ...