--- title: Breast Cancer date: 2023-07-24T16:30:00-04:00 canonical_url: "https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/topic/breast-cancer" section: Blog Categories --- [Donate](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/donate) [From the Archives of Our Bodies, Our Blog](/blog)# Breast Cancer [## My Body, My Choice: Aesthetic Flat Closure after Mastectomy](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/my-body-my-choice-aesthetic-flat-closure-after-mastectomy)Read [Women facing mastectomy deserve to know of all their reconstructive options, including aesthetic flat closure, and to have their informed consent respected. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/my-body-my-choice-aesthetic-flat-closure-after-mastectomy) [![Skinsparingvsflat](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/my-body-my-choice-aesthetic-flat-closure-after-mastectomy) [Women facing mastectomy deserve to know of all their reconstructive options, including aesthetic flat closure, and to have their informed consent respected. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/my-body-my-choice-aesthetic-flat-closure-after-mastectomy) [## Breast Reconstruction Options: What's Best for You?](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/breast-reconstruction-options-whats-best-for-you)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/breast-reconstruction-options-whats-best-for-you) [![Reconstruction 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[](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/breast-reconstruction-options-whats-best-for-you) [## Why Are So Many American Women Having Mastectomies?](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/why-are-so-many-american-women-having-mastectomies)Read [An increasing number of U.S. women with early-stage breast cancer are choosing to undergo double mastectomy, despite evidence that lumpectomy is safer. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/why-are-so-many-american-women-having-mastectomies) [![Woman 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[An increasing number of U.S. women with early-stage breast cancer are choosing to undergo double mastectomy, despite evidence that lumpectomy is safer. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/why-are-so-many-american-women-having-mastectomies) [## Breast Cancer, Breast Implants, and Me: Making Decisions and Moving Forward](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/breast-cancer-breast-implants-making-decisions-moving-forward)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/breast-cancer-breast-implants-making-decisions-moving-forward) [![Breast Cancer 1 IN 8 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[](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/breast-cancer-breast-implants-making-decisions-moving-forward) [## “No One Warned Her”: The Unexpected Effects of Breast Reconstruction](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-unexpected-effects-of-breast-reconstruction)Read [What does it mean to create a breast that looks and feels “natural”? Are the cosmetic effects of reconstruction being promoted over the health consequences? ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-unexpected-effects-of-breast-reconstruction) [![10283084375 9d09849235 k](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-unexpected-effects-of-breast-reconstruction) [What does it mean to create a breast that looks and feels “natural”? Are the cosmetic effects of reconstruction being promoted over the health consequences? ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-unexpected-effects-of-breast-reconstruction) [## To Have or Have Not: Breast Reconstruction and "Going Flat"](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/to-have-or-have-not-breast-reconstruction-and-going-flat)Read [Women who decide to “go flat” aren't inherently anti-reconstruction. They're challenging the idea that having breasts is a requirement, rather than a choice. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/to-have-or-have-not-breast-reconstruction-and-going-flat) [![Videocapture copy](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/to-have-or-have-not-breast-reconstruction-and-going-flat) [Women who decide to “go flat” aren't inherently anti-reconstruction. They're challenging the idea that having breasts is a requirement, rather than a choice. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/to-have-or-have-not-breast-reconstruction-and-going-flat) [## Pink Ribbon Consumerism Makes Me Sick](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/breast-cancer-pink-ribbon-consumerism-makes-me-sick)Read [Each October, as national breast cancer month rolls around, I find myself fluctuating between pink-nausea and pink-rage. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/breast-cancer-pink-ribbon-consumerism-makes-me-sick) [![Pink handcuffs](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/breast-cancer-pink-ribbon-consumerism-makes-me-sick) [Each October, as national breast cancer month rolls around, I find myself fluctuating between pink-nausea and pink-rage. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/breast-cancer-pink-ribbon-consumerism-makes-me-sick) [## Breast Cancer Study Encourages Reconsideration of DCIS (Ductal Carcinoma In Situ) and its Treatment](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/breast-cancer-study-encourages-reconsideration-of-dcis-ductal-carcinoma-in-situ)Read [A number of factors were identified that predict whether invasive breast cancer and death are more likely to occur. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/breast-cancer-study-encourages-reconsideration-of-dcis-ductal-carcinoma-in-situ) [![Stages of breast cancer](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/breast-cancer-study-encourages-reconsideration-of-dcis-ductal-carcinoma-in-situ) [A number of factors were identified that predict whether invasive breast cancer and death are more likely to occur. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/breast-cancer-study-encourages-reconsideration-of-dcis-ductal-carcinoma-in-situ) [## Patients Work with Doctors to Make Choices About Care](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/patients-work-with-doctors-to-make-choices-about-care)Read [Anna Gorman of Kaiser Health News reports on “shared decision making,” a process by which doctors and patients work together to make choices about care. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/patients-work-with-doctors-to-make-choices-about-care) [![KFF patient support corps](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/patients-work-with-doctors-to-make-choices-about-care) [Anna Gorman of Kaiser Health News reports on “shared decision making,” a process by which doctors and patients work together to make choices about care. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/patients-work-with-doctors-to-make-choices-about-care) [## Which Approach to Breast Cancer is Right for You?](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/which-approach-to-breast-cancer-right)Read [Faced with a diagnosis of breast cancer, more women are choosing to remove both breasts, despite a lack of evidence showing it increases survival rates. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/which-approach-to-breast-cancer-right) [Faced with a diagnosis of breast cancer, more women are choosing to remove both breasts, despite a lack of evidence showing it increases survival rates. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/which-approach-to-breast-cancer-right) [## New Study Raises More Questions About the Value of Mammograms](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/new-study-raises-more-questions-about-the-value-of-mammograms)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/new-study-raises-more-questions-about-the-value-of-mammograms) [![Mammography](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/new-study-raises-more-questions-about-the-value-of-mammograms) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/new-study-raises-more-questions-about-the-value-of-mammograms) [## False Alarms Remain a Huge Problem with Mammograms Used for Breast Cancer Screening](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/false-alarms-remain-a-huge-problem-with-mammograms-used-for-breast-cancer-screening)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/false-alarms-remain-a-huge-problem-with-mammograms-used-for-breast-cancer-screening) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/false-alarms-remain-a-huge-problem-with-mammograms-used-for-breast-cancer-screening) [## Digital Mammography: Is Newer Always Better?](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/digital-mammography-is-newer-always-better)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/digital-mammography-is-newer-always-better) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/digital-mammography-is-newer-always-better) [## All Pinked Out in October? There's a Cure for That! Join the Think Before You Pink Campaign](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/all-pinked-out-in-october-theres-a-cure-for-that-join-the-think-before-you-pink-campaign)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/all-pinked-out-in-october-theres-a-cure-for-that-join-the-think-before-you-pink-campaign) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/all-pinked-out-in-october-theres-a-cure-for-that-join-the-think-before-you-pink-campaign) [## Breast Cancer, Mastectomy and Breast Implants: A 20-Year History of Images and Attitudes](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/breast-cancer-mastectomy-and-breast-implants-a-20-year-history-of-images-and-attitudes)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/breast-cancer-mastectomy-and-breast-implants-a-20-year-history-of-images-and-attitudes) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/breast-cancer-mastectomy-and-breast-implants-a-20-year-history-of-images-and-attitudes) [## Racism, Mistrust in Medical System May Affect Black Women's Use of Genetic Testing for Breast and Ovarian Cancers](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/racism-mistrust-black-women-genetic-testing-breast-cancer)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/racism-mistrust-black-women-genetic-testing-breast-cancer) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/racism-mistrust-black-women-genetic-testing-breast-cancer) [## Angelina Jolie, Breast Cancer, and You: How to Make the Right Decisions for YOUR Health](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-right-decision-for-breast-cancer-treatment-its-up-to-you)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-right-decision-for-breast-cancer-treatment-its-up-to-you) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-right-decision-for-breast-cancer-treatment-its-up-to-you) [## Supreme Court Hears Case Against Myriad Genetics: Why Patents Hurt Women's Health](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/supreme-court-hears-case-against-myriad-genetics-why-patents-hurt-womens-health)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/supreme-court-hears-case-against-myriad-genetics-why-patents-hurt-womens-health) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/supreme-court-hears-case-against-myriad-genetics-why-patents-hurt-womens-health) [## Are Right-to-Know Breast Density Laws Good for Women's Health?](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/are-right-to-know-breast-density-laws-good-for-womens-health)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/are-right-to-know-breast-density-laws-good-for-womens-health) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/are-right-to-know-breast-density-laws-good-for-womens-health) [## Rally at the Supreme Court - Breast Cancer Gene Case to be Heard Next Month](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/rally-this-morning-at-the-supreme-court-breast-cancer-gene-case-to-be-heard-next-month)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/rally-this-morning-at-the-supreme-court-breast-cancer-gene-case-to-be-heard-next-month) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/rally-this-morning-at-the-supreme-court-breast-cancer-gene-case-to-be-heard-next-month) ![](/assets/img/monogram.webp)### *Why You Can* **Trust Us** - We rigorously evaluate all content - We embrace a reproductive justice framework - We don’t accept ads or sell products - We reject funding from the pharmaceutical industry - We counter misinformation and disinformation - We address the social, political, and economic factors that affect health and sexuality [read more](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/why-you-can-trust-us) Share [](javascript:void();)[](javascript:void();)[](javascript:void();)[](javascript:void();)