Breast Cancer
Treatment: Our Expertise
As a patient at the Stanford Women's Cancer Center, you will have access to some of the world leaders in breast cancer care, and many leading technologies and clinical trials. Your cancer team at Stanford will develop a personalized treatment plan based on evidence-based medicine to best help you overcome breast cancer.
Our team of experts offers:
- Advanced diagnostic and imaging capabilities, including MRI-directed needle biopsies
- New surgical and radiation therapy treatments, such as single-dose intra-operative radiation therapy (IORT), which delivers high-dose radiation directly to the tumor site during surgery, or 3D conformal partial breast irradiation, which can shorten treatment times, improve surgical outcomes and spare healthy tissue
- New drug therapies, including PARP inhibitors and immunotherapy
- Novel breast reconstruction techniques for patients who want options beyond implants
- Weekly tumor board of multidisciplinary experts review your same-day physical exam, records, radiographs and pathology results, and provide immediate treatment recommendations
- Support programs such as meditation and acupuncture to complement medical treatment; survivorship programs for the patient and family
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