At Providence, we provide world-class treatment for breast cancer and other breast conditions to help women achieve their optimal breast health.
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Providence Cancer Institute Breast Surgery Clinic - West
Providence Cancer Institute Breast Surgery Clinic - West
Our Approach
Often, a breast surgeon is the first member of the breast care team that you meet if you’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer or have a breast condition. Our breast surgeons work closely with other members of your care team to recommend treatment options that give you the best possible health and cosmetic outcomes.
Providence Cancer Institute surrounds you with people to help you through the journey. Treating your cancer or breast condition isn’t only about treating the disease; it’s also about supporting you as a whole person – body, mind and spirit.
When you become a patient at Providence, you become part of a collaborative cancer-care network. Our care often exceeds national measures for patient outcomes. We have award-winning doctors, scientists, researchers and caregivers across 51 hospitals in seven states.
The skills of your local team and the power of this network add up to the best, most compassionate care. If you need to meet with a specialist outside your area, we have telehealth technology to help. Our network and superior care are among the reasons 6,000 newly diagnosed cancer patients choose Providence Cancer Institute of Oregon each year.
Our services include:
- Abnormal breast imaging
- Cosmetic and reconstructive surgery
- Lumpectomy for breast preservation
- Lymph node sampling
- Axillary lymph node dissection
- Sentinel lymph node biopsy
- Mastectomy
- Modified Radical Mastectomy: All breast tissue and some lymph nodes are removed
- Radical Mastectomy: All breast tissue, some lymph nodes and muscle under the breast are removed
- Preventative Mastectomy: All breast tissue is removed as a preventative measure against breast cancer
- Simple or total mastectomy: All breast tissue is removed
- Nipple-sparing mastectomy
- Oncoplastic techniques
Breast reconstructive surgery is used to restore the look and feel of the breast after surgery. Our plastic and reconstructive surgeon works alongside our breast oncology surgeons as soon as you’re diagnosed. This ensures your reconstruction is safe and appropriately coordinated with other cancer treatments.
Providence Cancer Institute offers a full range of breast reconstruction after a mastectomy, such as:
- Autologous tissue reconstruction including DIEP Flap: Also referred to as tissue transfer, this method uses tissue from elsewhere in your body to replace the breast tissue that was removed during surgery. Replacement tissue often comes from the abdomen.
- Breast implants: Implants are made from saline or silicone. Expanders are placed under the chest muscle to make room for implants. These are then removed to make room for permanent implants.
- Oncoplastic surgery: With oncoplastic surgery, patients who are candidates for a lumpectomy might be able to get plastic surgery at the same time. The goal is to remove the tumor and to prevent appearance problems with the breast after lumpectomy. Our plastic surgeon reshapes the breast tissue after your breast surgeon removes the tumor.
- Revision breast reconstruction: The goal of revision surgery is to fix problems that occurred during or after breast reconstruction. To improve your quality of life or health, we use a variety of techniques that include mastopexy, fat grafting, changing implant position, implant exchange, conversion to autologous and more.
- Silicone breast prosthesis: Patients who don’t undergo breast reconstruction can use a custom-made silicone breast prosthesis to aid in providing symmetry post-surgery. Our surgeon and our team at Transitions: An Appearance Center can help find prosthesis and bras that fit you best.
In addition to treating breast cancer, we also treat the following benign breast conditions:
- Breast cysts
- Breast pain
- Changes in breast shape or size
- Nipple discharge
- Skin changes
Inherited genetic changes can increase a woman’s risk for developing breast and other types of cancer. In fact, up to 10% of all cancers are linked to inherited genetic mutations, but 90% of women are unaware of their risk – even though they may benefit from additional screening.
For example, nearly half of women ages 40 and over have dense breasts, which is often inherited. Having dense breasts makes mammograms harder to read and cancer harder to detect.
At Providence, we know knowledge is power, and early detection saves lives. This is why we help you proactively manage your cancer risk with a simple online assessment tool that lets you know how likely you are to develop breast cancer during your lifetime. The tool also assesses your breast density and eligibility for genetic testing to determine your risk for inherited cancers.
The online Prevention4ME assessment is easy to fill out and includes questions about personal and family health history that help calculate your potential cancer risk.
If you’ve scheduled an appointment at our breast surgery clinic, you may receive an invitation to complete the assessment at your care team’s recommendation.
Prevention4ME can measure your:
- Risk of developing breast cancer over the course of your lifetime, based on the Tyrer-Cuzick (TC) model
- Eligibility for genetic testing for inherited cancers, based on genetic/familial high-risk criteria established by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)
Once we receive your results, we’ll discuss them and go over any potential next steps, including options for ongoing care that’s tailored to you.
If you qualify for genetic testing, we’ll help coordinate it and any additional care that you may need.
Supporting Our Patients
In addition to our expert cancer care, Providence Cancer Institute provides many support services and cancer resources. Below are some key services to help you get through your treatment and emerge as healthy as possible.
Meet the Team
At Providence, you'll have access to a vast network of dedicated and compassionate providers who offer personalized care by focusing on treatment, prevention and health education.
Meet Our Medical Director
"As a surgical oncologist I fight cancer every day by performing operations and by educating patients and empowering them to make informed choices about their care."
– Dr. Kristen Massimino, Medical Director, Providence Breast Cancer Program
Highly Specialized, Advanced Treatment
Our cancer specialists partner with you to develop specialized treatment plans that utilize all our advanced treatments, fit your needs and provide the best outcomes.
A team of experts – medical oncologists, breast surgeons, radiologists and reconstructive surgeons – take a multidisciplinary approach to your treatment, collaborating with one another to care for you.
Part of Providence Cancer Institute of Oregon
Providence Cancer Institute is a leading provider of cancer care in Oregon, and part of the largest community-based cancer-care network in the United States. Regardless of where you go for care, you have an entire team of cancer experts working together to provide a personalized, whole-person approach to your care. At Providence we see more than a cancer diagnosis, we see the life in you and are committed to helping you live well again.
