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A poem by Clare Best from her remarkable sequence of poems entitled 'Self-portrait without Breasts'. Her performance at Brighton & Sussex Medical School marked the launch of 'Breastless' - a pamphlet from Pighog Press featuring a number of the poems as well as an essay by cancer consultant Gareth Evans, a memoir by Clare and photographs by Laura Stevens.
With a strong family history of breast cancer, Clare decided to have preventive surgery. But going against fashion, she chose not to have reconstructive surgery - or implants.
Through her decisions and her poetry, Clare is helping to open up discussions around options for women in similar situations.