More than 3.8 million women in the United States today are breast cancer survivors, and about a third of them have undergone mastectomy. During a mastectomy, one or both breasts are removed to treat or prevent breast cancer. The operation cuts many of the nerves to the breast, which often causes loss of sensation and touch-based affective communication, and in many women leads to chronic pain. Intervention has the potential to improve embodiment of the chest, reestablish affective and erogenous touch, reduce pain, and improve quality of life.