After Mastectomies, an Unexpected Blow: Numb New Breasts - The New York Times
Roni Caryn Rabin
Balsamo, 50, who had a double mastectomy after testing positive for a genetic mutation that increases breast cancer risk, said she did not regret the surgery, but wished she had been better informed.
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