Updated February 27th, 2023

To Reconstruct or Not: After Mastectomy, Two Women Take Very Different Paths

Two women share stories of the different paths they took after each got a double mastectomy. To go "flat" or to reconstruct is a very personal decision and one that doesn't have to be made right away.

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Famous Grandma Diagnosed With Breast Cancer at Age 67, Admits She 'Didn't Think She Needed Mammograms Anymore'— Screening Debate For Older Women
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Sending Prayers To 'Baywatch' Star Nicole Eggert, 52,-- 'Home Recovering' From Mastectomy & 'Just Trying To Live Her Best Life' Before Getting Back To Breast Cancer Treatment
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Living The Big City Dream, Fashion Influencer, 40, Receives Breast Cancer During Fertility Treatments
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