“Mastectomy Moons” Are Giving Patients Space to Grieve on Their Own Terms

“Mastectomy Moons” Are Giving Patients Space to Grieve on Their Own Terms

When you know your life is about to change, grief is inevitable. How you cope with it is up to you. In 2012, Michele Kraus Bennett tested positive for the BRCA1 gene mutation, increasing her risk of breast cancer. Nearly a decade later, after years of screenings, MRIs, mammograms, pelvic ultrasounds, and blood tests, she finally scheduled her preventative prophylactic mastectomy for Dec. 1, 2021 — along with a road trip across the West Coast. "I…

Does mastectomy affect quality of life?

Last Updated on March 25, 2025 by Dr Neha Singh Mastectomy is the surgical procedure of removing one breast or both breasts for breast cancer treatment or prevention. The impact of losing a breast has intrusively invaded their self-confidence after breast surgery, and many women described feeling less feminine and/or incomplete. This article will address […] The post Does mastectomy affect quality of life? appeared first on THIP Media.

Saturday, March 22, 2025, BFMTV weather reporter Virgilia Hess announced that she had to undergo a double mastectomy on Tuesday, March 25, a preventive operation after a breast cancer diagnosed at 32 years of age.

BFMTV's iconic weather presenter, Virgilia Hess, revealed in 2023 that she was suffering from breast cancer, while she was six months pregnant at the time. Faced with the risk of a recurrence, the presenter will have to go under the knife, as she revealed on Instagram on Saturday, March 22, 2025.