What makes our breast care centers special?
Our breast surgeons combine the most advanced imaging options, technical and surgical expertise, and state-of-the-art technology to deliver the highest standard of comprehensive treatment and surgical care for all stages of breast cancer.
- Our breast surgeons will try to see you within 48 hours of your initial phone call
- We offer minimally invasive biopsies with prompt lab results
- We have a board-certified breast care team who are available at all times
- We provide both adjuvant and neoadjuvant therapy, including chemotherapy, hormone therapy, radiation therapy (with referral as appropriate) and survivorship surveillance all within a multidisciplinary setting
- We offer rehabilitation services, including physical therapy, prosthesis referral, and lymphedema referral
- We have caring and compassionate physicians and staff
- Most of our services are located under one roof, with additional sites for breast diagnostics.
Summit Health and Westmed breast surgeons, physician assistants and nurse practitioners partner with a multidisciplinary team that includes surgical oncologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, breast radiologists, plastic and reconstructive surgeons, pathologists, breast nurse navigators, imaging navigators, and counselors for nutrition, genetics, and cognitive therapy to help ensure your needs are met.
We understand that managing breast cancer can be overwhelming. For this reason, we offer outstanding Breast Health Nurse Navigation Services to help you get coordinated care to protect your health.
We also coordinate a wide range of helpful programs, including high-risk monitoring and counseling, survivor groups, lifestyle counseling, genetic testing and counseling, wellness and complementary medicine, medical research, and financial counseling.
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What is breast surgery?
Breast surgery includes all surgical procedures and surgical interventions to diagnose, treat, and remove benign (noncancerous) and malignant (cancerous) tumors of the breast, including:
If you need surgery for breast cancer, the goal is often to remove all visible cancer. During the procedure, our breast surgeons also check the lymph nodes under your arm to see whether the cancer has spread (or metastasized). This information helps us determine the stage of the cancer and guide the most appropriate treatment plan for you.
Breast surgery also can be used to restore the shape and size of the breast at the time of or after a mastectomy and address some symptoms of advanced cancer.
