Sarah Cretch is the development and partnerships manager at the spoken word organisation Apples and Snakes, and one of the first members of Flat Friends (https://www.flatfriends.org.uk/), the online advice and support group for women living without reconstruction after mastectomy. She lives in London.

Written by Sarah Cretch

Black and white photo of a topless person covering their chest with a hand wearing a bracelet.

I chose to go flat after breast cancer surgery. I have no regrets

Breast reconstruction following surgery to remove cancer owes more to the cosmetic industry than to medical science

by Sarah Cretch