UCI Breast Center offers the latest detection and treatment options, including special programs developed for women with a family history of breast cancer. In a collaborative study with the Department of Surgery's UCI Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, Dr. John Butler and Dr. Bruce Tromberg are examining the use of optical laser detection devices in differentiating malignant breast cancer from benign lesions or normal breast tissue.
Doctors measure how the light is scattered and absorbed into the tissue.
This technological advance may be particularly helpful in examining premenopausal women, who tend to have denser breast tissue than older women, making it more difficult to determine if a mass is malignant or benign.