Breast Services Blog

Melody Littrell, Manager of Women’s Oncology & Breast Programs, The Women’s Hospital

When a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer, she has many needs and concerns. One of the most important things she wants to know is that she’ll get the best care, beginning as quickly as possible. That’s why The Women’s Hospital and Deaconess Cancer Services decided to develop the Multidisciplinary Breast Cancer Clinic.
 

Marc Johnson, MD and Janine Morris, MD, Radiologists, Deaconess Breast Services

Breast cancer will develop in 1 in 8 American women in her lifetime, so it’s very important that women be informed about options and recommendations for early detection.  
 

Mohammed Allaw, MD Internal Medicine, Deaconess Clinic Gateway Professional Building

Cancer screening recommendations can be confusing for many people--in my 20 years of practicing primary care medicine for adults, thousands of patients have had questions about various cancer screenings. 

In this article, I’ll focus on breast, prostate, lung, colon and skin cancer screenings.

Kathy Dockery, Director of the Deaconess Breast Center

Kathy Dockery, Director of the Deaconess Breast Center and Sally Britt, Community Outreach Coordinator for Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Evansville/Tri-State affiliate talk about resources for women with breast cancer.

Patient – Leigh Ann
Nurse Navigator – Robynn Working, Breast Patient

In August 2012, I found a lump. I was only 42, so breast cancer wasn’t something I’d really thought about. I had no family history so I didn’t really worry about breast cancer, to be quite honest.