News and Journal Reports

BRA Day USA News

May 14, 2013

• ASPS Supports New Legislation to Ensure Women are Aware of All Breast Cancer Treatment and Insurance Options

October 28, 2012

• American Society of Plastic Surgeons Pulls Out All the Stops to Support Breast Cancer Awareness

October 17, 2012

• Surgeons Want Breast Cancer Victims to Know of Reconstructive Options
• Jewel Discusses Her Involvement in BRA Day
• Plastic Surgeon Helps Kick Off BRA Day USA
• Redbook Profiles Four Breast Reconstruction Patients for BRA Day

October 10, 2012

• BRA Day USA Leads Charge to Close Loop on Breast Cancer with Oct. 17 Kickoff, Events   

October 9, 2012

• Breast Reconstruction Patients to Be Honored in New Orleans

October 5, 2012

• Missouri Proclamations Declare Oct. 17 as BRA Day

September 27, 2012

• Cancer survivor Kim Sport works to narrow knowledge gap about breast reconstruction

September 21, 2012

• Singer Jewel discusses importance of spreading breast reconstruction awareness

August 21, 2012

• New Survey: Women Want to SEE Breast Reconstruction Results
• E! News: Jewel On BRA Day USA and 'Flower' (Video)
• CBS: Jewel Headlines National Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day
• WUSA9: Buddy Check 9: Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day
• Health News Digest: Women Want To SEE Breast Reconstruction Results Before Cancer Surgery
• Yahoo! Finance: New Survey: Women Want To See Breast Reconstruction Results Before Cancer Surgery

June 11, 2012

• ASPS Applauds Introduction of Legislation to Empower Women with Breast Cancer to Better Understand Their Care Choices

May 17, 2012

• Award-Winning Recording Artist Jewel Named BRA Day USA Spokesperson
  

May 17, 2012

• Jewel’s First Mother’s Day Was ‘Magical’

 

Medical Journal Reports

January 2013

• Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy Provides New Option for Autologous Breast Reconstruction

• More Women Undergoing Breast Reconstruction Immediately after Mastectomy

March 2013

• Round or 'Shaped,' Implants Yield Good Results in Breast Reconstruction

October 2012

• PRS Journal Report Finds DIEP Flaps are Safe in the Obese Population

September 2011

• Uninsured Breast Cancer Patients Not Informed of Reconstructive Options

February 2008

• 7 out of 10 Women Unaware of Breast Reconstruction Options During Surgical Decision-Making Process for Cancer