Dedicated Breast Imager Recommended for Cancer Detection

11-06-2010

Augusta, Ga. – It’s a part of life after age 40 for most women – or at least it should be. Most women know they should begin getting mammograms at this milestone – earlier if they have a family history – but most don’t know what to look for when deciding where to get them, experts say.

“An imaging center with a dedicated breast imaging physician – someone who only reads images of the breast – is preferable,” says Dr. Suzanne Thigpen, a breast imager with MCGHealth.

The reason, she says, is the age-old wisdom of experience – “The more you do it, the better you get at it,” she says.

Women may also want to look for a center that can offer a continuum care, Dr. Thigpen says. At the MCGHealth Breast Health Center, patients can have a mammogram, ultrasound, biopsy and can be consulting with a surgeon and oncologist, if necessary, within a week’s time.

“We have pathologists right here, surgeons are right here,” she says. “We do our best to make this a one-stop shop experience for patients. Cancer is bad enough. We don’t need this experience to add to that stress.”

Patients also have the benefit of a multidisciplinary approach and access to the latest and greatest research and clinical trials

“Every Monday, there is a meeting at the MCGHealth Cancer Center to discuss new cases,” she says. “Around that table are radiologists, medical oncologists, plastic and general surgeons, pathologists and radiation oncologists. Those people work together to figure out the best treatment plan for patients. People here are researching breast cancer every day and there are new trials being offered here that people can’t get at other facilities.”

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