Breast cancer is the most common cancer for women worldwide and Mission Plasticos is helping survivors who may not be able to afford breast reconstructive surgery.
One Beverly Hills plastic surgeon is working with the non-profit and providing operations to breast cancer survivors.
The non-profit said that 60-percent of women in the United States with breast cancer who live below the poverty line don't have access to breast reconstruction operations and their mission ultimately is to change that.
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