Cancer Free, Mastectomy?

I know this was simply an online news article, but I find this topic very interesting and wish the article would have been longer.
Body modification, health, individual concerns in turmoil with family ties, to me this is intriguing.
Even though personal experiences with cancer are so emotionally charged, you would think a family member would be able to put aside personal bias in order to try to help someone decide what is best for them.
And yet here this woman is, being bombarded on all sides by family members with different opinions.
I understand the need for validation. The choice is, essentially, individual, but the individual wants to know they are making the "right" choice and if they make the "wrong" choice at least it's not totally their fault.
The article also brings up another interesting issue with cultural concepts of femininity. Would a woman still be considered feminine without her breasts? Or even with fake ones that were "incapable of feeling touch or nursing children."
A personal health decision involving the scariest of scaries...CANCER
is no longer about the individual, or even their family,
but also the GUY THEY'RE DATING?
Ok, I shouldn't judge. Maybe he is "the one."
But still, you're not married. If your concern is for you being able to feel or nurse children for your own sake, by all means worry.
But if the deciding factor is your boyfriend's opinion of fake breasts, DO NOT RISK CANCER FOR HIM.

These are all interesting issues that I wish the article elaborated on.




EDIT: Whoops. Gotta love technology. The article I printed was not the full article. It ended up addressing all of my points. Overall, this was an excellent article.