For women who have gone through treatment for breast cancer, the day they are told they’re in remission is a pretty fantastic one. But to really celebrate and exhale, many will wait a standard five ...

More than 140,000 breast cancer patients undergo mastectomies every year, and each one is left with scars that can be painful reminders of their medical trauma. For a breast cancer survivor, tattooing ...

Within weeks of being diagnosed with breast cancer at 29 years old, Nicole O'Hara of Phoenix, Md., underwent a double mastectomy. She had breast reconstruction during the same operation; then it was ...

Scars can take a long time to fade, and cause an emotional toll. Tattoo artist Adriana Hallow prioritizes scar coverups for clients, saying it "changes their lives." See some of her favorite scar ...

BOWIE, Md. — A popular tattoo artist is using her talent to help breast cancer survivors, who've had mastectomies, turn their scars into beautiful works of art. When Tattoo Artist Jaclyn Matikas, ...

When Grace Lombardo was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 35, it came as a total shock. She had three little kids under the age of seven, no family history and didn’t carry the genes. She had ...

Breast-cancer survivor Alyson Anderson and tattoo artist Mim d'Abbs, who covered Alyson's double mastectomy scars and reconstruction with a tattoo. Photo: Glenn Campbell Feminine and empowered: Alyson ...

Editor’s note: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. To commemorate it, we offer you a story about one breast cancer survivor and how she found a way to accept her transformed body. Christine is ...

Fifteen years ago, tattoo artist Amy Black got an unusual request: Could she ink a realistic-looking nipple? Why it matters: That question came from a breast cancer survivor who'd undergone ...

I was diagnosed with breast cancer on April 19, 2016. I was 35 years old, had three kids under the age of seven, and was in the best physical shape of my life. I don’t carry any of the known genetic ...