You and your family are a critical part of your care team which includes specialists selected to address your unique needs. Together we’ll consider the location and stage of your breast cancer and genetic indicators, your overall condition, your quality of life concerns and current national guidelines to swiftly develop your specialized treatment plan.
Your treatment may include a combination of these options:
Surgical—Your surgical treatment is planned and performed by our highly skilled and experienced breast surgeons using the most advanced technology and techniques including lumpectomy, breast conserving surgeries including combinations with plastic surgery and skin and nipple-sparing mastectomies, sentinel lymph node biopsies and ultrasound guided biopsy.
Outpatient procedures are performed at our Cumberland, Harrisburg and Community campuses.
Surgeries requiring overnight hospital recovery time are performed at Harrisburg and Community campuses where we offer specialized care for cancer patients.
Surgical treatments may include:
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Breast biopsies
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Lumpectomy
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Mastectomy/Nipple-sparing mastectomy/Skin-sparing mastectomy
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Minimally invasive lesion removals
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Ultrasound and stereotactic guided needle breast biopsy
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Sentinel lymph node biopsy
Radiation—you’ll have access to the most advanced radiation treatment tools in Central PA at the Medical Sciences Pavilion on PinnacleHealth’s Community Campus. Your treatments are carefully planned by our highly skilled radiation oncologists and physicists and delivered using premium technology in a nurturing center dedicated to your care.
Chemotherapy/Hormonal therapy (medical oncology)—Your treatment and care is managed by our highly experienced medical oncologists who develop medical treatments targeted to your unique needs and delivered in a comfortable, healing center at the Medical Sciences Pavilion.