Medical personnel affiliated with Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center’s new breast cancer center.
Photo Jason Torres/Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center
A newly opened breast cancer center within the Hutchinson Metro Center is equipped to provide numerous services for breast cancer patients — all in one place.
Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center’s (MECCC) new breast cancer center, which opened late last month, is a one-stop shop for breast health, providing a variety of services ranging from screening studies, advanced imaging, minimally invasive plastic and reconstructive surgery procedures, a high-risk breast cancer prevention and lymphedema prevention program, as well as genetic counseling.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place on Sept. 27. to officially open the new center, which is located on the seventh floor of tower one of 1250 Waters Place.
Fittingly, the ribbon-cutting of the center, which is fully funded by MECCC, occurred just a few days before the beginning of October, which marked the start of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
MECCC has been active for more than 50 years and is the fourth oldest National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in the country.
“For many women, scheduling a breast exam means having to take off work, as well as coming to an appointment that they feel anxious about,” said Dr. Laura Hodges, director of MECCC’s Breast Imaging and Interventions.
Additional services provided by the center include medical and radiation oncology and nutrition along with access to MECCC’s Bronx Oncology Living Daily (BOLD) wellness and support program, where each patient is paired up with a “buddy” who survived a similar experience involving breast cancer.
Hodges added that having the latest breast care technologies, such as the Senographe Pristina 3D mammography system from GE HealthCare, which provides patients with a handheld remote and allows them to determine…
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