Do you know your breast reconstruction rights? Too many women don’t, which is why we need more breast reconstruction awareness.
Our mission at ITC is to help women navigate through their breast cancer journey. In many cases, the journey includes choosing whether or not to reconstruct. To help with this choice, we offer stories and
In late 2016, Omaha, Nebraska scored big points for women. It became a site for a type of microvascular flap surgery for breast reconstruction after mastectomy. Creighton Medical Center offered it first. It uses a woman's
Breast reconstruction is a complicated topic. First, you have to decide between breast reconstruction and going flat. If you're considering reconstruction, you have to decide whether you want to get immediate or delayed reconstruction. You
It’s Thanksgiving, and most of us have been thinking about what we're thankful for: family, friends, jobs, cats. Let's take a few minutes to look beyond the obvious. So many things change in our world that
Just like health insurance plans, laws and other legal mandates are confusing. I mean, there’s a reason people complete extra schooling to become lawyers. Laws are confusing! They have weird wording (why can’t they just
Kim Sport is a nuclear medicine technologist turned lawyer, and former Executive Counsel to the Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court. She's also a three-time cancer survivor and the founder of Breastoration, which educates,
Health insurance is a complicated topic. It seems to always be going through changes and the terms are confusing. Sometimes I even wonder if insurance agents and educators understand health insurance! For many people, it's
Kim Sport is a nuclear medicine technologist turned lawyer, and former Executive Counsel to the Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court. She's also a three-time cancer survivor and the founder of Breastoration, which educates,
I’m sure you’ve heard about plenty of campaigns to raise awareness of breast cancer. There’s Komen’s Race for the Cure and the entire month of October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. These events play an
Submitted by Dr. Frank J. DellaCroce, ITC Advisory Board Member and MD, FACS, from the Center for Restorative Breast Surgery, New Orleans, LA www.breastcenter.com For women who’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer, the emotional blow of mastectomy and the sense
