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.

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 ...

The 37-year-old actress revealed on Tuesday in a New York Times op-ed that she went through a double mastectomy to lower her chances of breast and ovarian cancer. Actress Angelina Jolie underwent a ...

Twelve years after her preventative double mastectomy in 2013, Angelina Jolie is sharing for the first time why she is comfortable sharing her scars from the operation.

The country singer opens up to PEOPLE about her preventative surgery, which she was able to undergo with the help of the nonprofit Mission Plasticos Courtesy Morgan Wade It’s been just over three ...

More than ten years after her preventive surgery, Angelina Jolie is opening up like never before. In an emotional interview with "TIME France", the 50-year-old is showing her scars for the first time ...

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 ...

Munn opens up to PEOPLE about her experience undergoing a double mastectomy after a bilateral cancer diagnosis: 'It was a lot tougher than I expected' Andrea Mandell is the Senior Editor of ...

Olivia Munn announced on Instagram that she’s been diagnosed with breast cancer. The 43-year-old actor wrote in a message to fans: “I hope by sharing this it will help others find comfort, inspiration ...

which usually includes some surgical site discomfort and swelling. You may also experience the following complications after a mastectomy, notes the ACS: Chest or upper arm numbness Limited movement ...