The Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC) in Badajoz offers free cotton prostheses to patients undergoing mastectomies as a result of breast cancer.
The objective of this initiative is to help better cope with the disease and its consequences, including the social and mental barriers that can be generated by having undergone this surgical intervention due to the body asymmetry that mastectomy entails, which It can cause rejection when going out.
Specifically, what is delivered to all women who have recently undergone breast surgery, who so request, are “initial” cotton prostheses, filled with clinical fleece, indicated for the first application after the intervention, since they are compatible with drains and surgical woundsbesides being “delicate and light”.
Among their advantages is that protect the skin in the scar area, even during radiation therapybecause it is cotton.
The Spanish Association Against Cancer in Badajoz highlights that this type of prosthesis not only offers improvements in health, but also “helps to improve the coping that this surgery implies in physical change and self-esteem”.
The prostheses can be requested completely free of charge at the hospital breast unit, thanks to the volunteers of the Spanish Association Against Cancer, as well as at the association itself in Badajoz, at Plaza de Portugal 12, or by calling 900 100 036.
In addition to cotton prostheses, people who have undergone mastectomy They can also request bags, handmade by volunteers, which help keep post-operative drains hidden and transport them more comfortably.making this situation more bearable for as long as they are necessary.
“Heart cushions” are also availablealso carried out by volunteers or donated by other entities and associations to the Spanish Association Against Cancer, whose function is to relieve pain in people operated on for breast cancer.
Specific, these cushions keep the extremity elevated to avoid lymphedema and complications that can result from the intervention. To this is added the “emotional” benefits of this initiative by connecting patients who have gone through the same situation. The cushions are also distributed free of charge to patients who require them.
The AECC recalls that one in eight women in Spain will suffer from breast cancer. For this reason, he insists on support services and psychological care.
