In 2013, Angelina Jolie, a Hollywood actress known worldwide, made a choice that surprised many. She underwent a double mastectomy before any cancer was found. She did this to protect her health and ...

Kathy Bates is getting candid about her cancer journey. After being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012 at age 64 and undergoing a double mastectomy, the American Horror Story alum opted not to have ...

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.

“She is in amazing hands and spirits are high,” Jeff—who tied the knot with Katie last March—wrote in an April 29 Instagram Story. “I’ll be updating everyone as soon as I can.” As he waited, the ...

Susan Derwin saw a call coming in. She had turned 60 that day, but this would not be a celebratory message. It was her doctor's office calling, with results from her routine screening mammogram.

Growing up, I always knew there was a possibility that I could get breast cancer. My mom had it when I was a child, and so did my grandma and other family members. When I was a teenager, I realized ...

Kathy Bates "didn't wanna go through" reconstructive surgery after a double mastectomy because she "enjoyed not having breasts". The 76-year-old actress was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012 aged ...

When Maria looked at herself in the mirror for the first time after her mastectomy, she stood very still. One hand rested on the bathroom counter. The other hovered near the flat space where her ...

Angelina Jolie isn't just unafraid to show her double mastectomy scars—in her own words, she loves them. The actress underwent the surgery in 2013, just six years after her mother Marcheline Bertrand ...