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7 years ago

Barbie’s friend, Ken, shows off his breast cancer scar

Barbie’s friend, Ken, has come out showing his breast cancer scar one year post surgery. Initially embarrassed, and diagnosed at a later stage, Ken had a radical mastectomy which involved removal of some pectoral muscles. He chose not to have reconstruction and just recently got a tat to highlight the fact that men get this disease too.

US artist Annie Dennison, co-founder of #breastcancerrealitycheck, is well-known for her creative work using Barbie Dolls to highlight the varying aspects of women dealing with breast cancer. Her work can be found on Instagram:


  • Social media like fb is a great way to get a message out - good thinking @SoldierCrab
  • Yes, this I'mage and text is available to share on all social media.


  • @traveltext that’s a pretty powerful image and worth displaying in female loos. It’s my belief blokes tend to be a bit slower off the mark to get medical help generally - maybe by opening women’s eyes to the problem too it may change this .