How to Choose a Breast Care Center
Choosing a breast center for mammograms and cancer treatment is an important decision with many factors to consider. Check below to see if your breast center has these services and features, which you'll find at ProHealth Care's Center for Breast Care:
State-of-the-Art Technology – The Center for Breast Care uses full field digital mammography and computer aided detection to recognize any suspicious areas in the breast.
Experienced Staff – Center for Breast Care staff works with the area's most experienced radiologists who read more than 30,000 mammograms every year.
Immediate Results – Women leave the Center for Breast Care with immediate mammogram results. If additional tests are needed, such as breast ultrasound, they're performed on the spot.
Stereotactic and Ultrasound Guided Biopsy – Stereotactic and ultrasound guided biopsies allow a radiologist to sample an abnormal area within the breast to determine if it's cancer. They do not require general anesthesia, leave no scars, and are simpler and safer than other biopsies. Both are performed at the Center for Breast Care.
Private Waiting Areas – The Center for Breast Care has comfortable private waiting rooms, and warm terrycloth robes for you to wear while you wait.
Coordinated Oncology Care – If you're diagnosed with breast cancer, one of our Care Coordinators is here to help make your journey less overwhelming. Your Care Coordinator helps set up appointments, explains procedures and treatments, and connects you and your loved ones with supportive services.
Multidisciplinary Care Conferences – Center for Breast Care physicians hold weekly conferences to review all newly diagnosed breast cancer cases. With a team reviewing your diagnosis, it's like getting multiple second opinions all at once.
Treatment Outcomes – ProHealth Care's Center for Breast Care and Regional Cancer Center's breast cancer treatment outcomes exceed national norms.
The Longest Marathon
When marathon runner Sue Rapp learned she had breast cancer, she set two goals for herself: she would win the battle against cancer. And then she would find a way to help others.
She's done both. "It's the longest marathon I've ever won," Sue acknowledges. First, she sought out the best medical care she could find. Again and again, the Regional Cancer Center was recommended above all other facilities. "Right from the get-go, I believed I was going to beat this. The Regional Cancer Center makes it easy to be positive."
She had confidence in the cutting-edge technology, treatments and research. She grew close to the staff members, who were unfailingly well-educated and encouraging. Her physician, she learned, was completely focused on her. Sue is certain that if she needed five hours of his time, she'd get it. "You're not walking down that road by yourself," Sue affirms. "Everyone there surrounds you with support. They give you a reason to hope."
Now that Sue has won, she's determined to take control of her life and is back in her running shoes - and on the bicycle trail. The avid athlete completed a 3,200-mile women's bike tour and a two-month trip from California to Florida. Sue used the trip to raise money for breast cancer research at the Regional Cancer. "It's a phenomenal place, and I want to support it," she says. "And I want to show others that cancer isn't an end, it's a new beginning."
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