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May 13, 2021

Regaining Breast Sensation After Mastectomy

Posted in: Breast Reconstruction And Going Flat
Tags: Reconstruction Or Going Flat , Risk-reducing Mastectomy , Quality Of Life

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After Mastectomy: Go Flat or Reconstruct

Posted in: Breast Reconstruction And Going Flat
Tags: Reconstruction Or Going Flat , No Reconstruction , Going Flat , Decision Making

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November 29, 2011

Reconstruction: Many changes, many choices

Posted in: Breast Reconstruction And Going Flat
Tags: Reconstruction Or Going Flat , Mastectomy , No Reconstruction , Going Flat

January 31, 2018

Book: Breast Cancer Surgery and Reconstruction: What’s Right for You

Posted in: Books And Movies
Tags: Reconstruction Or Going Flat , Mastectomy , No Reconstruction , Going Flat

November 25, 2024

My Journey from Risk-Reducing Mastectomy to Marathon Canoeing

Posted in: Health And Fitness , Stories , Voices , Quality Of Life , Hereditary Cancer - General , Decision Making , Previvor
Tags: BRCA , Hereditary Cancer , BRCA1 , Prophylactic Surgery , Exercise , Fitness , Reconstruction Or Going Flat , Risk-reducing Mastectomy

January 08, 2024

We All Love a Good Book or Movie

Posted in: Inspirational , Books And Movies
Tags: BRCA , Breast Cancer , Ovarian Cancer , Genetic Testing , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , Prophylactic Surgery , HBOC , Reconstruction Or Going Flat , PALB2 , PTEN , CHEK2 , ATM , Mastectomy

July 08, 2020

How to Prepare for a Mastectomy Amid COVID and Other Life Events

Posted in: COVID19 , Cancer Treatment
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , Previvor , Reconstruction Or Going Flat , Mastectomy , COVID19

January 22, 2019

My BRCA2 Story: Mastectomy Without Reconstruction

Posted in: Breast Reconstruction And Going Flat
Tags: Genetic Counseling , Genetic Testing , BRCA2 , Screening And Prevention , Reconstruction Or Going Flat , Mastectomy , No Reconstruction , Going Flat

October 08, 2020

Astrophysics Meets Breast Cancer Advocacy

Posted in: Decision Making
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , BRCA2 , Previvor , Reconstruction Or Going Flat , Risk-reducing Mastectomy , Decision Making

March 30, 2021

Understanding Breast Implant Risks

Posted in: Guidelines , XRAY
Tags: Cancer Prevention , Prophylactic Mastectomy , BRCA2 , Prophylactic Surgery , Reconstruction Or Going Flat , Mastectomy , Risk-reducing Mastectomy

February 23, 2017

Post-Reconstruction Thoughts on “Going Flat”

Posted in: Breast Reconstruction And Going Flat , XRAY
Tags: BRCA , Breast Cancer , Prophylactic Mastectomy , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , Previvor , HBOC , Reconstruction Or Going Flat , Mastectomy

March 01, 2017

Making Postmastectomy Decisions: The Right Input is Critical

Posted in: Breast Reconstruction And Going Flat , XRAY
Tags: BRCA , Breast Cancer , Genetic Testing , Prophylactic Mastectomy , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , Previvor , Prophylactic Surgery , Survivor , Screening And Prevention , Reconstruction Or Going Flat , Mastectomy

October 03, 2023

A FORCE-Endorsed Resource is Updated and Expanded!

Posted in: Books And Movies
Tags: Breast Cancer , Reconstruction Or Going Flat , Mastectomy

February 01, 2018

Book: The Breast Reconstruction Guidebook 

Posted in: Breast Reconstruction And Going Flat , Books And Movies
Tags: Breast Cancer , Prophylactic Mastectomy , Reconstruction Or Going Flat , Mastectomy , Breast Implants , TRAM , DIEP , Risk-reducing Mastectomy , Breast Cancer Surgery

October 09, 2019

Book: LAST CUT

Posted in: Books And Movies
Tags: BRCA , Hereditary Cancer , Genetic Testing , Reconstruction Or Going Flat

January 08, 2019

Probably Someday Cancer: Genetic Risk and Preventative Mastectomy

Posted in: Books And Movies
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , BRCA2 , Screening And Prevention , Reconstruction Or Going Flat

January 19, 2019

Breast Implants: Conflicting Views and Hyped Headlines

Posted in: Breast Reconstruction And Going Flat
Tags: Reconstruction Or Going Flat

April 01, 2019

Update: FDA Meeting on Breast Implant Safety

Posted in: Breast Reconstruction And Going Flat
Tags: FDA , Reconstruction Or Going Flat , Breast Implants , BIA-ALCL

June 27, 2019

Men Can Have Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy

Posted in: Men With Mutations , Breast Reconstruction And Going Flat
Tags: Genetic Testing , BRCA1 , BRCA2 , Reconstruction Or Going Flat , Male Breast Cancer , Men With Mutations

April 01, 2024

Keepers of the Flame Foundation

Posted in: Genetic Testing , Decision Making , Partnerships , Featured Partner
Tags: Hereditary Cancer , BRCA2 , Reconstruction Or Going Flat , Mastectomy , Coping With Risk , Peer Support , Partner