Sibley Hospital is establishing a Breast Center this fall to build on the extensive diagnostic, treatment, rehabilitative, and support services already offered to breast cancer patients. The Breast Center will also provide education and prevention programs. Each Breast Center patient benefits from multidisciplinary approach to care and a range of services that includes dedicated breast imaging, surgery, radiation therapy, medical oncology, nursing, physical therapy, and emotional support. Breast Center staff will also provide information about the disease and about the most effective treatment options for each woman. To make access to services more convenient, diagnostic testing will be available at one location at Sibley.
Early detection makes a difference.
Annual or semi-annual breast examinations by a physician. Monthly breast self examinations. A screening mammogram by age 40, a mammogram every one to two years up to age 50, and every year after age 50 for asymptomatic women. It is imperative that mammograms be done by dedicated imagers. T reatment planning for Breast Cancer .