We love hearing your stories, and think anyone who is willing to tell their story in a public forum is so brave, and you can never know how many people they might touch or help by sharing their experience like to check for lumps. Toni is one of these women, and each and every one
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On the 30th of March 2016 I had a meeting with a genetics counsellor at the Gold Coast University Hospital regarding being tested for the BRCA2 (breast cancer) gene. I have a strong family history. It took 6 weeks for my blood test results to come back and unfortunately, I was also BRCA2 positive. In
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Dr Damian Marucci, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon based in Kogarah, Sydney, says breast reconstruction for women after cancer is one of the most important parts of his practice. One in eight women are diagnosed with breast cancer before they turn 85 and a common part of the process in the fight to survive breast cancer is removing one or both breasts.
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Hearing you have breast cancer is a devastating blow for any woman. The treatment and journey back to health is usually exhausting, scary and emotional and often requires one or both breasts removed in a mastectomy. Whilst reconstruction after a mastectomy is an option, it is an expensive one and costing up to $20,000 or
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Since the 1970’s when we started to see more alternative lifestyles become more accepted, to today when we have a thriving transgender community in most countries all around the world, it’s only a natural progression that plastic surgery has developed procedures to enable men and women to become more comfortable in their bodies whatever their
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Breast cancer sucks. Unfortunately, as the most common cancer in women today, one in 8 of us will be diagnosed with it by the time we turn 85. It was estimated that around 42 women were diagnosed with breast cancer each day in 2015. Many of these women as part of their treatment will have
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Recently, I was approached by “Rani” wanting to share her story of breast cancer. Rani is a doctor, and you just don’t think it can happen to a doctor – or at least I didn’t. Since hearing Rani’s it’s made me rethink what’s important, and what’s not, and also how important it’s up to us
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Many people think that something like plastic surgery is solely for looks and many people would be right. For the vast majority of individuals who took on plastic surgery in the past, it was very cosmetic-driven. However, with the exploration in plastic surgery benefits and our ever vigilant need to live well, plastic surgery can
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It is not always easy to find a surgeon that will not only take your medical needs into consideration but will help you to make some important decisions about which procedures you will need. When you have been diagnosed with breast cancer it can be one of the most frightening things in your life. Many
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