If you or someone you know has breast cancer, you are not alone. Breast cancer is the most common female cancer, accounting for nearly one out of every three cancer diagnoses in American women today. The good news is that breast cancer can now be detected early through regular breast screenings and is often successfully managed. Also, the rate of occurrence of breast cancer has declined since the 1980s, and research has led to great advances in breast cancer treatment.
Patients receiving breast cancer treatment at Lahey benefit from easy accessibility to a full range of expert services including Breast Surgery, Radiation Oncology, Medical Oncology, Social Work, and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Members of these departments work closely together, discussing each patient's diagnosis and treatment plan and ensuring that you receive the best and most appropriate care possible.
Our Breast Cancer Treatment Center is a special clinic where you and your family will partner with a health care team consisting of a radiation oncologist, medical oncologist, plastic and reconstructive surgeon, and social worker -- all in one comprehensive visit.
At the consultation, you will experience the individualized and undivided attention of each of the health care professionals present as well as be afforded ample opportunity to ask all of your questions. At the end of the consultation, you will emerge with a clear understanding of what to expect, and a unified recommendation in terms of surgical and other treatment options.
Further review of your case will take place at our weekly multidisciplinary forum, where the combined expertise of various Lahey specialists including a radiologist and pathologist only further ensures that you will receive the most appropriate treatment plan for your particular case. Our commitment to our patients' health doesn't end when treatment does, either. It's a lifetime commitment to helping you maintain your breast health and remain cancer free.
Specialists at the Breast Center can facilitate any diagnostic procedures or treatments you may need, including:
