Breast Center at Methodist Dallas
Comprehensive, Coordinated Breast Health and Breast Cancer Treatment in a Compassionate, Caring Environment
The multidisciplinary Breast Center at Methodist Dallas offers complete breast health services from education and early detection, including our mobile mammography program, to the latest in breast cancer treatment options and support.
Watch a video about the experience at the multidisciplinary Breast Center at Methodist Dallas.The Breast Center at Methodist Dallas provides breast cancer patients and their families a coordinated, integrated, multidisciplinary approach to care, including:
- Some of the most advanced screening and diagnostic services for patients with breast cancer, including digital mammography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound, stereotactic breast biopsies and surgical biopsies
- A nurse navigator to help breast cancer patients and their families understand the decisions and options that need to be made during breast cancer treatment
- Timely coordination of tests and appointments – some available the same day as physician appointments
- A complete supportive care team including dietary, pain management, palliative care, and breast cancer patient support groups
- Comprehensive patient education materials to help patients and their families understand breast cancer and actively and confidently participate in treatment decisions
- Risk Counseling
- Genetic Testing
- Research and clinical trials
Multidisciplinary Cancer Care
Methodist provides all patients who are diagnosed with breast cancer an opportunity to visit with several experienced specialists who will assist them with developing personalized treatment and follow-up plans. This process is named multidisciplinary shared decision making. By discussing treatment options and plans with a group of specialists prior to beginning treatment, patients can feel more confident that they have explored all of their options and had a voice in their treatment planning.
The multidisciplinary team of breast health specialists includes:
- Surgeons
- Medical oncologists
- Radiation oncologists
- Reconstructive surgeons
- Lymphedema therapists
- Genetic counselors
- Oncology nurse navigator
- Dietitians
Second Opinions Are Standard
To make sure that the best treatment options are provided to you, all breast cancer patient information is reviewed during weekly breast conference. During this conference, a team of multidisciplinary specialists (that includes your treatment team) discusses all possible treatment options, as well as patient preference, to determine the best treatment options for each individual patient. Your physician and/or nurse navigator will share the results of this discussion with you, and allow for you to make changes or to keep your current plan before starting treatment.
Oncology Nurse Navigators
A team of oncology nurse navigators work directly with patients throughout breast cancer diagnosis, treatment and follow-up processes to answer questions and help coordinate care. Our Oncology Nurse Navigation program is designed to support our patients through the entire process and to provide knowledgeable advocates to help patients navigate a complex process. We want each of our patients to be active and educated about their disease and its treatment so that they can confidently participate in their treatment decisions.
For more information about breast cancer services at the Breast Center at Methodist Dallas, call (214) 947-1766.
The cancer program at Methodist Dallas was one of four in Texas to earn the 2019 Outstanding Achievement Award from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer.
The Breast Center at Methodist Dallas has received a three-year, full accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), for its commitment to offer patients every significant advantage in their battle against breast cancer and breast disease.