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Breast Cancer: Interview with Dr. Janet Blanchard and Mary Wood

This interview focused on what happens after the original surgery to remove cancerous breast tissue. Dr. Blanchard is a reconstructive and plastic surgeon and Mary Wood is a licensed fitter of prosthesis and wearing apparel for women who have undergone breast surgery. I believe that, while tremendous strides have been made over the past two decades, the psychological fear of loss of their "womanhood" is a real factor for most women facing breast surgery. This is especially true in such a breast-obsessed society as the United States where it is becoming routine to give "boob jobs" as Christmas presents. (I wonder what Jesus would say about this). This show was an ennobling experience for me and it did much to alleviate my great-unfounded dread and fear about breast cancer and post surgical options. Mastectomies, lumpectomies, reconstructive surgical options, medical tattooing, prosthesis and prosthetic choices, psychological and emotional support, and fashion and apparel for breast cancer patients were discussed in this interview.

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