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Tsai,  shown in her office at Minnesota Oncology in Minneapolis, specializes in breast cancer treatment. Her decision to get a post-mastectomy tattoo was inspired by a patient's tattoo. "She carried herself differently," says Tsai, "and she had pride. And I thought that was great."
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Tsai,  shown in her office at Minnesota Oncology in Minneapolis, specializes in breast cancer treatment. Her decision to get a post-mastectomy tattoo was inspired by a patient’s tattoo. “She carried herself differently,” says Tsai, “and she had pride. And I thought that was great.”
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Artist David Allen constructs delicate, painterly tattoos on the scarred breasts of women who have undergone mastectomies — and, in the process, creates a tribute to the survivors’ courage.