Pink Hope MD

“I can’t be out of the saddle.” 🐎
That’s what my patient, Hayley Kolar, said when breast cancer threatened to take her out of the ring.

At 43, she made a bold, deeply personal decision — to go flat after mastectomy.
No reconstruction. No apologies. Just freedom, strength, and control.

As her surgeon at City of Hope Chicago, I watched her define healing on her own terms.
💗 Going flat isn’t a fallback — it’s a completely acceptable option.

Every woman deserves full, unbiased information about all her choices — whether that means reconstruction, partial reconstruction, or none at all.

Hayley’s story reminds us that life after cancer isn’t about what you’ve lost — it’s about how fiercely you keep living.

🎥 Watch her full story on :
👉 https://www.cbs58.com/news/i-can-t-be-out-of-the-saddle-kenosha-equestrian-receives-cancer-diagnosis-takes-on-new-hurdles-by-going-flat

Tag someone who needs to hear this. Let’s make “flat” part of the conversation.

📍This isn’t your grandmother’s cancer.

🎙️ LIVE RADIO INTERVIEW
Cancer in young women is rising—and no one’s talking about it loud enough.

I joined to talk about the real numbers, real stories, and real women behind the trend. This hits home. I see it every day.

🔗https://omny.fm/shows/joan-esposito-live-local-progressive/wcpt-820-interview-carolyn-bhakta-m-d

Advancing treatment and care in breast cancer— American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS), Wynn, Vegas, 2022.