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>> Hello. I'm Dr. Lee Wilke.
I'm a breast surgeon and the Director of the UW Health Breast Center.
>> Hello. I'm Dr. Ruth O'Regan and I'm a Medical Oncologist and Chief
of the Medical Oncology Division within UW Health Breast Center.
>> At the UW Health Breast Center, we use a comprehensive and personalized approach
to breast care and partner with our patients for their care.
This means that we take a team approach to cancer care.
Our doctors, nurses and technologists in radiology, pathology, surgical oncology,
medical oncology, radiation oncology, and plastic surgery work together
to support our patients and provide them the best, most personalized care possible.
And, because we know that when a woman hears those four words,
you have breast cancer, they often don't hear much else.
We have patient navigators.
Our patient navigator program helps patients,
families and caregivers during and after treatment.
Patient navigators provide information [inaudible] help and emotional support
to cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones.
US Health offers a full range of support services.
We have health psychologists, nutritionists, rehabilitation services,
and a program to help you if you have concerns about sex during and after treatment.
In addition, we have a special department called CareWear.
It offers a wide variety of products for women receiving treatment for cancer,
a variety of cancer support items, partial or full breast forms, bras, head coverings,
lymph edema sleeves, mastectomy swimwear, athletic wear and skin care products,
including [inaudible] deodorants.
We also offer peer support through Peer Support Advocate Program.
This service matches newly diagnosed breast cancer patients with a trained volunteer
who has had a personal experience with breast diagnosis and treatment.
We are fully accredited by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers
and the Commission on Cancer through the American College of Surgeons,
meaning we are nationally recognized for quality.
We are also a member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
This means that our patients have access to the highest quality, comprehensive
and latest advances in care at the UW Health Breast Center.
>> In terms of clinical care, our docs and nurses work with each other
to determine the best course of treatment for each patient.
That option includes presenting their case at a weekly tumor board where all the experts gather
to offer insight into specific patient treatment plans.
Another comprehensive feature of the UW Health Breast Center is our set of specialty clinics.
The benign disease clinic has providers that take care of benign or noncancerous disease,
for example, papillomas, fibroadenomas or breast cysts.
There are a lot of noncancerous breast tissues that we can help patients manage,
helping to understand that these are not going to cause cancer,
but are real changes in their breasts.
>> We have a special clinic for women with a higher risk of developing cancer.
Our prevention, assessment, and tailored health screening where past clinic sees women
with both genetic and nongenetic risk factors.
We help them with screening options,
risk reduction through either medication or surgery, and follow up care.
Our UW Health Breast Cancer Survivorship Clinic helps women maintain their health
after they have finished with their active breast cancer treatment.
We provide both long term follow up for breast cancer survivors and one time consultations.
>> At UW Health, every patient has opportunities for new treatments for their care.
They can also choose to participate in research,
which may include clinical trials, new drugs and even new devices.
One of the difficult side effects of chemotherapy is hair loss.
UW Health offers cooling caps, also called scalp hypothermia.
These are silicone caps cooled to very low temperatures that you wear before,
during and after chemotherapy treatment to help reduce or prevent hair loss.
>> The UW Health Breast Center sees women from across the state of Wisconsin and beyond
for cancer treatment, breast cancer risk assessment, and for second opinions.
We offer patients expert care, access to state of the art treatment and the latest in research.
For more information, please visit our website at uwhealth.org/breast center.
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