Breast Surgery
Background to breast problems
Symptoms pertaining to the breast are common, and many women
will need to attend a breast clinic at least once in their lives.
With opportunities for breast screening, women may be asked to
consult with a breast surgeon for further assessment of a mammogram
finding.
Breast surgery has now become a subspecialty in its own right
and breast specialists have at their disposal a variety of tests
that accurately diagnose your condition to recommend conservative
or operative management, and additional medical treatments that are
necessary to achieve the best results.
The commonest condition for which women attend a breast clinic
is the perception of a breast lump. Many lumps on further
assessment by a specialist turn out to be prominent areas of the
breast or benign lumps that can be treated very simply, often
without surgery.
All new breast lumps need to be assessed as some turn out to be
cancer. Increased breast awareness and screening have enabled
breast cancer to be picked up at an earlier stage, and this has
contributed to the improved outcome following treatment of this
condition.
Comprehensive multi-discplinary breast service
The hospital has in place an outstanding team of internationally
recognised multi-discplinary breast specialists, many of whom are
women, covering the full spectrum of breast management from the
diagnosis and treatment of benign and malignant breast disease to
breast reconstruction.
The service includes advice on high risk screening for
individuals predisposed to getting breast cancer, hormone
replacement therapy and a mastalgia (breast pain) clinic.
The team consists of dedicated
breast surgeons as well as
clinical oncologists, medical
oncologists and
radiologists who have a special interest in breast disease,
fully supported by our clinical specialist staff including a
breast nurse,
councellor, radiographers, nuclear medicine technicians and
physiotherapists.
The hospital has recently installed new digital mammography
equipment which together with sentinel node imaging and surgery,
MRI & PET-CT enable us to offer the latest in
multi-modality breast imaging and treatment under one roof,
making it easier and quicker for speedy diagnosis and
treatment.
Our breast service offers:
- 3 rapid access clinics per week run by dedicated
breast surgeons and
radiologists
- dedicated breast nurse for advise and
counselling as well as help with prostesis fitting
- fast turn around of reports
- fast turn around of biopsies
Bupa Cromwell Hospital is a Bupa approved Breast Care
Unit.
Appointments: 020 7460 5700