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Name of Treatment Program: Breast Cancer Treatment
Short description: The Gillette Center for Breast Cancer provides comprehensive, compassionate care for patients with any stage of breast cancer.
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As a patient at our Gillette Center for Breast Cancer, you will benefit from a team approach to treating your cancer and a rigorous research program to develop effective new therapies. We provide advanced treatment for:
- Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)
- Invasive breast cancer
- Inflammatory breast cancer
- Recurrent or metastatic breast cancer
- Male breast cancer
- Reconstructive breast surgery
Innovative Approaches
Our approach is to be as minimally invasive as possible, both in diagnosing and in treating breast cancer, and to spare as much breast tissue as we safely can. Among the innovative approaches offered here are:
- Pioneering radiation techniques, including partial breast irradiation completed in one week (instead of 6 weeks), or hypofractionation to whole breast radiation in 4 weeks (instead of 6 weeks)
- Nipple-sparing mastectomy techniques
- Breast care management in the elderly
- Targeted therapies
- Novel approaches for all subtypes of breast cancers, such as triple negative tumors
- Novel therapeutic approaches for advanced disease as part of a clinical trial and utilizing the most effective treatments available
- A unique Lymphedema Screening Program to help detect and treat swelling in breast cancer patients
Multidisciplinary Patient CareYour personalized treatment plan will be developed and coordinated by a team of breast cancer specialists who will meet regularly to review your progress and who will communicate regularly with you and your referring physician. These experts may include:
- Pathologists and radiologists from the Cancer Center’s Avon Foundation Comprehensive Breast Evaluation Center who specialize in breast cancer only and provide a precise diagnosis of your cancer, including any “tumor markers” that can help your care team determine the best treatment
- Surgical Oncologists experienced in the latest breast cancer surgery approaches, including nipple-sparing procedures
- Medical Oncologists to prescribe the most effective hormonal, chemotherapy and immunotherapy treatments
- Radiation Oncologists who specialize in delivering the most effective therapeutic dose while protecting healthy tissue
- Oncology nurses and nurse practitioners who care exclusively for patients with cancer
- Oncology psychiatrists and social workers experienced in helping with the cognitive side effects of cancer and treatment, as well the emotional and spiritual aspects of the cancer experience
- A nutritionist to help you with questions about diet and nutrition during treatment
- Palliative care providers to improve quality of life
- Plastic and reconstructive surgeons to provide aesthetic restoration after surgery
- Physical therapists with special expertise in lymphedema for patients treated for breast cancer.
Members of your care team meet regularly with you and your referring physician to ensure clear communication and seamless coordination of care.
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