Breast cancer center services include:

• Clinical examinations and mammography for screening and diagnosis
• Breast self-examination instruction
• Genetic testing, risk assessment and familial cancer registries
• Medical, surgical, radiological and pathology consultations
• State-of the-art imaging techniques, including ultrasound and ultrasound-guided biopsy , magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), fine needle biopsy , and stereotactic breast biopsy
• Full range of surgical options for breast cancer, including breast-conserving surgery, sentinel lymph node biopsy and reconstructive surgery
• Chemotherapy, hormone therapy and immunotherapy with the newest, most effective agents
• Autologous bone marrow transplantation for select patients
• Radiation therapy, including computerized treatment planning
• Post-mastectomy physical therapy program
• Lymphedema therapy program for reducing post- operative swelling in the arm
• Patient and family counseling, support groups and psychosocial services
• Breast Resource Center for patients and families
• Pain management
• Palliative care and hospice programs for end-stage breast cancers

The Breast Cancer Center has among the best documented outcomes for breast surgery in the United States with over 75% of women with early-stage breast cancer treated by breast-conserving surgery (the national average is 50%). The Center also offers many new treatments through a clinical trials program, and offers patients the opportunity to participate in translational research studies conducted with basic science departments at RPCI.