Volunteers make "Knitted Knockers" to help breast cancer survivors
Nationwide nonprofit gives free breast prosthetics to women experiencing mastectomies
Updated: 1:49 PM CDT Oct 25, 2017
Volunteers make "Knitted Knockers" to help breast cancer survivors
Nationwide nonprofit gives free breast prosthetics to women experiencing mastectomies
Updated: 1:49 PM CDT Oct 25, 2017
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Volunteers make "Knitted Knockers" to help breast cancer survivors
Nationwide nonprofit gives free breast prosthetics to women experiencing mastectomies
Updated: 1:49 PM CDT Oct 25, 2017
The American Cancer Society estimates more than 250,000 women and more than 2,000 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. One of the leading treatments is a mastectomy. Aside from the physical effects, the surgery can also affect confidence and body image, reflected in the increasing number of women looking at breast reconstruction. But a nationwide nonprofit called "Knitted Knockers" offers an alternative. To find out more about the organization, visit its website.
SHELBURNE, Vt. —
The American Cancer Society estimates more than 250,000 women and more than 2,000 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year.
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One of the leading treatments is a mastectomy.
Aside from the physical effects, the surgery can also affect confidence and body image, reflected in the increasing number of women looking at breast reconstruction.
But a nationwide nonprofit called "Knitted Knockers" offers an alternative.
To find out more about the organization, .