乳腺癌护理

Why choose UCLA Health for breast cancer care?

We deliver breast cancer care through the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive 癌症中心 (JCCC). JCCC is one of only 53 cancer centers recognized by the National Institutes of Health for innovative cancer research and clinical care. 

Our breast cancer care specialists offer unwavering support throughout your health journey. 请相信我们:

• 乳腺癌方面的专业知识: Our specialists are passionate about leading-edge, innovative care. We offer the most up-to-date preventive, diagnostic and treatment options available.
• Compassionate, collaborative care: We partner with you and your family in the decision-making process. We ensure that you have all the information you need to weigh your care options.
• Access to innovative research: 作为一个学术医疗中心, we offer our patients the opportunity to take part in the latest clinical trials that study new treatments. UCLA Health research led to the FDA approval of Herceptin®, a leading breast cancer treatment. While our Parkside clinic in Santa Monica is our primary clinic for breast cancer research, many of our clinical trials are also available at our satellite locations.
• 方便: UCLA Health offers breast cancer care in nearly 20 ambulatory cancer care clinics close to work or home. 皇冠hga020电脑版 practices are part of the JCCC and offer effective patient-centered care. We operate three breast multidisciplinary clinics — in Santa Monica, Beverly Hills and Santa Clarita — that simplify breast cancer care by combining specialist appointments into one introductory visit, scheduled by a patient navigator. For added convenience you can also ask questions and schedule appointments through our patient portal, myUCLAhealth.

你的乳腺癌护理团队

Your care team includes different specialists who work together to deliver quality care. 专家可能包括:

• 医学肿瘤学家: A physician who specializes in treating cancer with medicine and serves as your primary doctor throughout your cancer journey.
• 放射肿瘤学家: A doctor who specializes in treating cancer with high doses of radiation (radiation therapy).
• 外科肿瘤学家: A specialist who treats cancer by removing tumors from the breast and/or lymph nodes.
• Reconstructive plastic surgeon: A surgeon who can reconstruct breasts using implants, abdominal tissue or both.
• 放射科医生: A physician who interprets breast imaging studies.
• 病理学家: A physician who examines tissue samples to diagnose disease.
• 基因顾问: A medical professional who evaluates and counsels people on their inherited cancer risks.
• 心理咨询师: A medical professional who can help in coping with a cancer diagnosis.

我们的乳房保健服务

From diagnosis to treatment to post-cancer care, UCLA Health’s 乳腺癌护理 program offers comprehensive services, 包括:

Early detection and diagnosis for breast cancer

A diagnosis helps us establish our plan. We use state-of-the-art technology to identify cancer early, when it’s most treatable.

• 乳房成像: The use of imaging tools to visualize tumors such as ultrasound, 2D and 3D mammography and MRI.
• 乳房活组织检查: A minimally invasive procedure where a doctor collects a sample of breast tissue to evaluate for suspected breast cancer. The specialist may perform a biopsy using X-ray (stereotactic), ultrasound or MRI guidance.

癌症遗传学

At the High-Risk Breast Clinic, our specialists work together to evaluate factors that make women more susceptible to breast cancer. We offer genetic counseling and testing for changes in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, among others. 了解更多有关 癌症遗传学项目 皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校健康中心. 
 

我们治疗的乳腺癌

Regardless of the diagnosis, we are here to help. We successfully treat a wide range of breast cancers, 包括:       

• Adenocarcinoma (including invasive ductal or lobular carcninoma and pre-cancers such as carcinoma in situ/DCIS): The most common form of breast cancer. adenocarcinoma may originate in the ducts of the breast as invasive ductal carcinoma, or in the lobules of the breast as invasive lobular carcinoma. Breast cancer that forms and stays in the milk duct and does not "invade" beyond the wall of the duct, 就像DCIS一样, is primarily managed with surgery with or without radiation. 最具侵袭性的癌症, most of these continue to express their normal hormone receptors such as estrogen and 孕酮, and are susceptible to hormone blocking treatments. 约20%为“HER2+”," which is an aggressive but highly treatable subtype of breast cancer characterized by an "over-expression" of a protein called "HER2," resulting in a more rapid growth rate of the cancer. Approximately 10% do not express any of these three receptors (estrogen, 孕酮, or HER2) and are so called "triple negative breast cancers," which can  often be aggressive and require different treatment approaches.
• 炎性乳腺癌: A rare and aggressive type of breast cancer that presents with symptoms such as breast redness and swelling.
• 男性乳腺癌: A rare form of cancer that usually occurs in the breast tissue of men.
• 乳腺佩吉特病: An uncommon cancer type that affects the skin of the nipple or areola.

我们提供的治疗

Our oncologists provide patients with lifesaving treatments, 包括: 

Medical breast cancer treatments

When it is indicated to treat your cancer with medicine, our specialists use the most cutting-edge, 以证据为基础的方法, 包括:

• 抗激素治疗: Medications that block or lower specific hormones such as estrogen, that otherwise can lead to breast cancer growth when not blocked.
• 化疗: Drugs that work by killing rapidly dividing cells. Because not all breast cancer is the same, many patients will not require chemotherapy depending on the specifics of their disease.
• 放射治疗: The use of high-energy X-rays to destroy cancer cells. We offer state-of-the-art breast radiation techniques including partial breast radiation. deep inspiratory breath hold, prone, IMRT and short-course breast radiation.
• HER2靶向治疗: Medicines that target the over-activated HER2 receptor in the case of "HER2-positive" breast cancer. These are often used in combination with chemotherapy.
• 免疫疗法: Medicines that work by harnessing the immune system to try to kill cancer cells. While immunotherapy does not work in all types of breast cancer, it seems to be most effective in select triple-negative breast cancers.
• 临床试验: 研究 studies of promising new treatments that are not yet available to the public.

乳房手术

Your care team will decide if surgery is necessary to remove cancer in the breast and reduce the risk of it returning. We help you weigh your surgical options, which include:  

• 乳房肿瘤切除术: Removing cancerous and abnormal breast tissue without removing the whole breast. 
• 乳房切除术: 切除一个或两个乳房.
• 淋巴结切除术: Removing either a few or many lymph nodes from under the armpit (the "axilla").

乳房再造术

Breast reconstruction is a personal choice. 因为每个人都是不同的, our team offers consultations to discuss options, including forgoing reconstruction and “going flat.” We offer a full range of procedures, 包括:

• 直接的重建: Inserting implants after your mastectomy, while you are still asleep.
• 推迟重建: Placing implants in a separate procedure after you finish your cancer treatment.
• Tissue-based reconstruction (flap surgery): Transplanting extra skin and tissue from your abdomen or another part of your body to build natural-looking breasts. 
• Nipple and areola reconstruction: Creating natural-looking nipples and areolas during an outpatient procedure. A medical tattoo artist can also add color to improve the appearance of your breasts.
• Oncoplastic surgery/breast reduction surgery: Surgery that can be paired with lumpectomy surgery to rearrange and/or remove tissue to achieve the best cosmetic result.
• “Going flat” after mastectomy: Creating a cosmetically acceptable flat chest wall after mastectomy.

认识我们的专家团队

Our accomplished specialists discover and deliver innovative cancer treatments. You’ll receive care from oncologists and surgeons who use the most advanced medical, surgical and radiation techniques available.

While much of the team is based on the main campuses of Westwood and Santa Monica, many are based in the greater Los Angeles area and the Central Coast.

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呼叫 888-662-8252 to request an appointment with a breast cancer specialist 皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校健康中心.