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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Louise Lazell

How an ancient Japanese ritual helped a breast cancer survivor reclaim her body after illness

A cancer survivor feels “proud and empowered” after having her first ever tattoo showing a fan of peacock feathers inked across her reconstructed right breast which was removed after the disease was found in her milk ducts.

While BBC Studios editorial compliance specialist Karen Myers, 49, was hugely grateful to surgeons for removing her cancer and saving her life, seeing her breasts and scars reminded her of a negative time, which she wanted to change.

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