In the wake of Angelina Jolie’s double mastectomy reveal, more and more breast cancer patients are coming forward to publically share their survivorship with others. Public figures like Angelina Jolie, Sheryl Crow, and Giuliana Rancic should take pride and be commended for using their incredible platform to educate women with this disease. Breast cancer affects all ages, all income brackets, all ethnicities, mothers, daughters, sisters, wives and loved ones alike. Education is the one of the best ways for people to detect, prevent and fight this disease.
Genetic predisposition to BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene from parents is indeed a rare form of breast cancer. Jolie’s decision to have a prophylactic mastectomy with reconstruction was clearly the right choice for her. However, not every woman is a candidate for implants or reconstructive surgery. Many women will explore the path of non-surgical alternatives. External breast prostheses are often the next best option to having actual reconstruction. Eighty30 non-custom breast prostheses exceed the industry standard in that they are made of 100% medical-grade silicone, breathable and safe towear against the skin and surgical sites. When reconstruction is nolonger an option, Eighty30 breast prostheses will help you regain more confidence, more comfort, more you!
Do your homework and know your options! Hopefully inspiring stories, like Jolie’s, will encourage women to do the necessary research for their own breast health. Take the time to know your family history, have a trusted health professional in your arsenal, get yearly screenings and always do monthly self-exams. “Forty percent of diagnosed breast cancers are detected by women who feel a lump” during their own self-exam. (www.nationalbreastcancer.org)
