The Navigator makes referrals to social and support services, links patients with translation services, gives emotional support, accompanies patients to appointments, and researches questions about treatment options and about their type of cancer. The RIG Center is located on the 8 th Floor of the Acute Tower at Highland Hospital. Cancer Support Groups ACMC offers free support groups for people newly diagnosed with any type of cancer. There are two breast cancer groups, including a new Asian language group formed six months ago that has grown to forty members. Feel Good Program provides make-up, wigs, and accessories for people going through chemotherapy.
Patients learn how to maintain a positive appearance and outlook during cancer treatment.
There are more than one million breast biopsies performed in the US each year. Eight out of ten are benign. New technologies are now available that provide alternatives to open surgical biopsy. When abnormalities of unknown cause are found on a screening mammogram, 3-D ultrasound can provide improved diagnostic abilities. Instead of women having to go to the operating room for a breast biopsy, they can take advantage of the new image-guided technology available at the Medical Center.