Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker reflects on a time when breast cancer was a taboo subject ...

"Betty Ford changed the role of first lady," DeJoy ... After being diagnosed with breast cancer, Mrs. Ford underwent a mastectomy on Sept. 28, 1974. The surgery took place less than two months ...

Betty Ford, who married former President Gerald Ford ... After undergoing a mastectomy in 1974, she worked to raise awareness for breast cancer and encouraged women in the country to get mammograms.