Save the date -- April 27th, 2013 is Survivors' Day!

We’re with You for Life

At the Comprehensive Breast Center, our specialists and surgeons are committed to life. Your life. Our entire team works together to bring you the latest diagnosis and treatment options for breast disease. More than that, we offer the care and support you need from screening through diagnosis, treatment and recovery, including:

• Digital mammography
• Stereotactic and ultrasound core biopsies
• Oncoplastic surgery  
• Radioactive seed localization
• Clinical trials

and the region’s only Survivorship Program.

Your Annual Screening Mammogram

The American Cancer Society and the experts at Baystate’s Comprehensive Breast Center recommend yearly screening mammography starting at age 40 with no upper age limit. To schedule your appointment, call:

• Baystate’s Comprehensive Breast Center, Springfield: 413-794-2222
• Baystate Franklin Medical Center, Greenfield: 413-773-2233
• Baystate Mary Lane Hospital, Ware: 866-531-8378
  

Dr. Grace Makari-Judson, medical director of Baystate’s Comprehensive Breast Center, addressed the mammography screening guidelines suggested by the United States Preventive Task Force Service:

	“Over 40 years of research has supported an unequivocal reduction in the risk of death for women undergoing screening mammography. Over the past decade, we have witnessed a 2-3% per year reduction in the risk of women dying from breast cancer. This accomplishment is due in part to better treatments, but screening makes a substantial contribution. The average size of a breast cancer diagnosed today is significantly smaller than cancers diagnosed 20 years ago.
Mammography should not be limited to high risk women, since 70% of breast cancers are diagnosed in those with no risk factor other than their age and being female.”   Read the entire statement here.