Comprehensive Breast Care and Advanced Breast Cancer Treatment
When we provide you care and treat you for diseases of the breast at the Jefferson Breast Care Center in Philadelphia, you are assured our team of clinical experts is providing you the most advanced screening and treatment options.
Our team of top physicians, including oncologists, surgeons, plastic surgeons, radiation oncologists and pathologists, are dedicated to providing comprehensive yet highly specialized treatment for all types and stages of breast cancer, including:
- Inflammatory breast cancer
- Breast cancer during pregnancy
- Breast cancer in young women
- Breast cancer in men
- Rare breast tumors
- Early, as well as advanced, breast cancer
A specially trained support team, including nurses, social workers, therapists and techs, helps make sure you receive personalized, coordinated breast care.
Why Choose Jefferson for Breast Care and Breast Cancer Treatment in Philadelphia?
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Radiologists are subspecialized in breast imaging
- Advanced breast cancer treatments include targeted therapies, intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and sentinel node biopsy
- Experts in treating women with rare breast cancers, including inflammatory breast cancer
- Least-invasive breast cancer procedures, including breast-sparing surgery
- Range of breast reconstruction techniques
- Genetic counseling for women and men at risk of breast cancer
- Nationally known research program with clinical trials
- Breast care coordinator to help answer questions and arrange your appointment with a breast care specialist for consultation and treatment plan
- Oncology social worker to assist with the psychosocial impact of cancer treatment and provide valuable resources for care
- Cancer rehabilitation and lymphedema therapy
Milestones in Breast Cancer Treatment at Jefferson
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Jefferson Kimmel Cancer Center is a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Cancer Center
- Jefferson Breast Care Program and Center is one of the first 30 Centers in the country to be accredited by the National Accreditation Program of Breast Centers (NAPBC)
- Jefferson University Hospital is accredited by the Commission on Cancer (CoC) for cancer services
- Jefferson Breast Imaging is designated as a Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology (ACR)