The Mass General/North Shore Breast Health Center is a collaborative, multidisciplinary program providing patients the highest caliber of care in a supportive atmosphere. Our multidisciplinary team includes expert surgeons, radiologists and imaging technologists and nurses, all specialized in breast health.
Convenient screening mammography is offered through multiple North Shore Medical Center sites in the community. More advanced care, including diagnostic mammography, breast MRI, breast surgery and an extensive array of cancer and support services, is available at the Mass General/North Shore Center for Outpatient Care.
Women may come to the Breast Health Center at any point – for screening or diagnostic mammography, for diagnostic testing, for surgery or for cancer care. For the majority of women with no symptoms of breast cancer, their connection to the Mass General/North Shore Breast Health Center program will be for annual screening mammography.
The following comprehensive services are offered at the Mass General/North Shore Breast Health Center:
Breast Imaging and Diagnostics
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Digital screening mammography is available at North Shore Medical Center locations in Salem, Lynn, Danvers and Gloucester
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Digital diagnostic mammography
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Tomosynthesis (3D mammography)
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Breast MRI
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Diagnostic breast ultrasound
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Stereotactic and ultrasound-guided biopsies and procedures
- MRI-guided core biopsy
Breast Surgery
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Breast biopsy
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Needle localization procedures
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Lumpectomy (partial mastectomy)
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Mastectomy
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Mastectomy with reconstruction
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Sentinel lymph node mapping and biopsy
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Management of high-risk patients
Cancer Treatment
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Multi-disciplinary clinics
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Chemotherapy before or after surgery
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Anti-estrogen hormonal therapy
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Oncotype tumor gene testing to individualize therapies
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Radiation therapy
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Partial breast irradiation
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Clinical trials
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Genetic testing and counseling
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Wellness and support programs
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Risk assessment program
Patient Support Services
- Breast Health Navigator
- Wellness programs including reiki, massage, acupuncture, strength training
- Images Boutique for cancer patients
- Breast cancer support groups
- Healing garden
Multidisciplinary Care
Our multidisciplinary group of breast cancer experts develops and implements a personalized care plan for each patient. Depending on the stage and other characteristics of a patient’s cancer, treatment may include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy or a combination of these therapies. Our physicians work closely with their colleagues at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and can provide integrated access to specialists and treatments there if they are not available at our Danvers facility. Members of the care team meet with patients regularly and communicate frequently with their referring physician to ensure seamless coordination of care.
