Bette Bentley invented Skimpies, an underwear alternative. She was hand-delivering the product to acquaintances and barely breaking even. After undergoing a double mastectomy, she fully committed to ...

At 26, I chose a preventive double mastectomy after testing positive for the BRCA1 genetic mutation. The 13-month reconstruction process was physically painful, and people's jokes didn't help. Opening ...

Skin-sparing mastectomy leaves skin for potential reconstruction, but the author chose not to pursue it, embracing natural asymmetry instead. Clear communication with surgeons and thorough pre-surgery ...

Just two years after my wedding, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I looked down at what I lovingly and self-deprecatingly referred to as my “mosquito bites” and I wondered how breasts that had ...

Olivia Munn continues to give candid updates about her cancer battle and recently embraced her post-mastectomy body. The "Predator" actress flaunted her surgery scars in a new bra campaign for Kim ...

Olivia Munn reveals mastectomy scars in powerful new SKIMS campaign Olivia Munn is boldly using her platform to raise awareness for breast cancer. The actress and activist is the face of SKIMS' latest ...

My grandma always changed her clothes in the closet. But I saw her scars once. After two bouts of breast cancer, she was left with no breasts. She wore tentlike dresses, with fabric that flowed. When ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Olivia Munn’s breast cancer survivor story ...

Melissa Eppard is a 46-year-old who was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer when she was 36. The diagnosis, double mastectomy, chemo, and loss of confidence negatively impacted her sex life. Ten ...

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Early detection is key to surviving a breast cancer diagnosis. pixelfit/Archivo Nobody is prepared for a cancer diagnosis. I certainly wasn’t when I was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer in ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Bette Bentley, founder of Skimpies. It has been edited for length and clarity. My grandmother died of breast cancer at 40, so I went for my first ...