Picturing Breast Cancer

The loss or disfigurement of one’s breasts to cancer is traumatic. One reason it’s so painful is how visibly the surgery can change the body’s landscape. Once treasured contours are clear-cut in the name of survival. Not wanting to be shocked after surgery, I sought out photos online and in books of women who’d lost their breasts to cancer. In hindsight, I won’t call that time misspent, but I do wish I’d come across David Jay’s SCAR Project earlier.

2 Responses

  1. Nan says:

    Catherine – Thank you for sharing the powerful images of the empowered women of the SCAR Project.

  2. Beth says:

    Wow…