Breast Care in Littleton

Never settle for second best, especially when it comes to your breast health. If we find something suspicious during a routine screening — or if you feel anything strange or unusual during your monthly self-breast exam — we have advanced diagnostic technology to uncover any issues, including:

• Automated Breast Ultrasound (ABUS)
• Breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
• Breast ultrasound
• MRI-guided biopsy
• Needle localization and aspiration techniques
• Stereotactic biopsy
• Ultrasound-guided biopsy

And if you’re diagnosed with breast cancer or another condition, we’re ready to support you with personalized care all the way through treatment and recovery.

If you receive a breast cancer diagnosis, you won’t face it alone. Our team is here for the good days and the bad ones, for the exhaustion and the victory laps. No matter what, we’ll be by your side.

Our breast care team includes specialists from different practice areas who guide you throughout your journey — from diagnosis and treatment to coping with side effects and life after cancer.

Your team may include:

• Board-certified breast imaging radiologists who specialize in reading breast imaging
• Breast surgeons who specialize in a range of breast surgeries and reconstruction
• Breast rehabilitation and certified lymphedema therapists who work with you to restore movement, reduce scar tissue and improve strength
• Genetic counselors who work with you and your family to help you understand your inherited risk of cancer and ways to be proactive about medical care
• Oncologists specializing in the long-term management of cancer
• Nurse navigators who educate, support and advocate for you
• Plastic surgeons, if reconstructive surgery is right for you
• A tumor board that discusses newly diagnosed patients at a weekly multi-hospital cancer conference to make care decisions and provide expert opinions

Like no two people are the same, neither are two forms of cancer. Treating breast cancer often involves an approach that’s unique to you. The good news is that we specialize in multiple therapy combinations, including:

• Breast conservation and breast-sparing surgery
• Chemotherapy
• Clinical trials of investigational medicine and procedures
• Double mastectomy or bilateral mastectomy
• Lumpectomy and partial mastectomy
• Mastectomy with breast reconstruction surgery
• Prophylactic mastectomy for breast cancer prevention
• Radiation therapy
• Sentinel lymph node biopsy
• Skin-sparing and nipple-sparing mastectomy
• Total and radical mastectomy

We’ll take time to talk with you about all possible breast cancer treatment options before recommending any treatment. And we welcome your questions, concerns and wishes. You can trust that your unique treatment plan is best for you.

A breast cancer diagnosis is understandably frightening and overwhelming. And that’s where we come in. Our breast care team partners with you to create a personalized surgical treatment plan specific to you, so you can know your next steps and feel informed and supported.

Surgical services may involve procedures to:

• Identify whether cancer has spread to your lymph nodes
• Reconstruct your breast
• Relieve your symptoms
• Remove as much cancer as possible through a partial mastectomy (lumpectomy), full mastectomy or radical mastectomy

Your genes tell the story of you — and your health, including your risk of breast cancer. Because we recognize the importance of giving you a clear picture of your risks, we’ll help you understand your health through advanced genetic counseling and testing services.

Genetic counseling is the first step. In a counseling session, you and a genetic counselor can discuss your family history, personal history, symptoms you may have and other factors. With this information, your counselor can define your possible health risks, including your risk of breast cancer.

We’ll work with you every step of the way to understand what your results mean for you and your family, as well as any important recommendations for prevention or further testing.

We know that a cancer diagnosis changes your life — and the lives of your loved ones, too. Your Nurse Navigator, a trained registered nurse, is ready to help you find the support you need, and will answer your questions, assist with appointments and ease your mind.

Some of our offerings may include:

• Individual and family counseling
• Look Good Feel Better program to help you cope with changes in your appearance
• Weekly and monthly support groups to talk through topics ranging from chemotherapy to nutrition