Living with numbness after mastectomy: the unseen impact on survivorship
For years, I have heard breast cancer survivors share a common refrain: “I expected to lose my breasts. I did not expect to lose the ability to feel.”
Yet in exam rooms across the country, persistent numbness after mastectomy remains underdiscussed and poorly understood in routine care. It is often framed as an inevitable side effect rather than a life-altering outcome that impacts quality of life after cancer.
We have made tremendous …
Living with numbness after mastectomy: the unseen impact on survivorship
