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Save the Date! October 17 - Breast Cancer Awareness Scavenger Hunt at Quarry Walk in Oxford 👻

In Oslo, a bronze statue named "Cecilie" stands near the Norwegian Parliament, believed to be the world's first public statue of a woman living with incurable breast cancer. It was modeled on Cecilie Flatval, a mother of three who was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer at 42.

Most breast cancer campaigns center on survival and beating the disease, which can leave patients with an incurable diagnosis feeling invisible. Around 600 women in Norway die of metastatic breast cancer each year. Cecilie agreed to be the face of the statue to make that group seen, choosing to be shown exactly as she was, including the scar where her breast had been.

The sculpture was commissioned by the Norwegian Breast Cancer Society with the Association of Norwegian Sculptors, created by sculptor Håkon Anton Fagerås, and gifted by property developer Eiendomsspar. Cecilie lived to see it completed before she passed away in April 2023. It now stands permanently in Spikersuppa in central Oslo as a place for families to remember the people they have lost.

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Come find our team at in Wallingford from 9-11am, grab an Aloha Kit if you're having top surgery soon and enjoy the company!!

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Who has sad ni***es? Tell us about them

One Woman's 'Sad Ni**le Syndrome' Experience Caused Thousands to Admit They Have the Same Condition Most women who experience sad ni**le syndrome initially assumed it was just them. It is very much not. Here's what you need to know.

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Cancer rates are rising among people under 50, an alarming trend that has led some patients to take preventive measures. While women under 45 make up a small number of overall breast cancer cases, incident rates have increased 1.1% each year for the past 10 years.

Armed with more information than ever about their genetics, women with higher risk factors are opting for surgeries that reduce their odds of developing cancer by as much as 95%.

Doctors specializing in breast reconstruction say they are seeing ever-younger women opting to remove their breasts as a prophylactic measure.

“At this point, seeing a patient in their early 30s is totally routine,” said Dr. Steven Sultan, a plastic and reconstructive surgeon at New York City’s Mount Sinai Hospital, referring to cancer patients.

He said about 20% of his cases are prophylactic, a term that encompasses women who take action as soon as they learn about genetic risk factors and those who have undergone biopsies after suspicious scans but do not have cancer.

In the past few years, he’s seen a notable change in 20-somethings coming into his office, both with cancer as well as for prophylactic surgeries.

“People are getting more proactive about their health,” said Dr. Lisa Cassileth, a plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills specializing in breast surgery.

She said she has seen a 30% increase in women ages 30 to 35 coming in for reconstruction after prophylactic mastectomies in the past three years.

🔗 Read more: https://on.wsj.com/43m5pYo

The BOSOMii team is taking on Middletown Pride Come check us out and talk about bo***es!!

Come catch the BOSOMii Team at Middletown Pride today! We'll be talking about bo***es all day long - no matter what you have for t**s or bits breast health is still important, so come learn about your chest, b***s, t**s, moobs, lemons, jugs, nips, melons, pecs, breasts - whatever you want to call 'em!

We have 10 ALOHA kits with us today so if you have top surgery coming up soon come get some post op care 💙