That's the sound I heard in my head for years, every time I looked at myself braless in the mirror or worked up enough courage to give myself a breast self-exam in the shower. It was the tick of what ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Nobody is ever ready to hear the words "you have cancer." For Nancy Hutson, she says knowing her family history of breast cancer, she made sure she remained vigilant about ...

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Karen Denise Joyner works as a registered nurse, taking care of others who need her help. "Nurses are not always the best at taking care of ourselves," Joyner said. "My ...

Those are my choices. I don’t say everybody should do it that way, but it’s important to have the choice. And I don’t regret ...

Angelina Jolie has opened up about undergoing a double mastectomy and having her ovaries removed after discovering she ...

Genetic testing can be both a boon and a curse, experts say, since more information often means more, and often confusing, options. Genes can be remarkably loose-lipped. Mutations can expose hidden ...

Angelina Jolie is looking back on her personal decision to undergo a double mastectomy and ovary removal. “I did choose to ...

Original Medicare (parts A and B) and Medicare Advantage (Part C) both provide coverage for medically necessary double mastectomies, including reconstruction and prosthesis surgery. Original Medicare ...

Kathy Bates is opening up about her decision to forgo reconstruction surgery after undergoing a double mastectomy following a 2012 breast cancer diagnosis. The "Matlock" star, 76, explained on the Nov ...

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 ...

ABC News' Rachel Katz shares her journey to undergoing a double mastectomy. Tick, tick, tick. That's the sound I heard in my head for years, every time I looked at myself braless in the mirror or ...