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Memorial Sloan-Kettering's Breast Disease Management Team provides comprehensive, multidisciplinary care to breast cancer patients, including a full array of supportive services such as nutritional and genetic counseling, gynecologic and endocrinological care, physical therapy, and the most extensive psychosocial support programs in the region. We treat more breast cancer patients than any other cancer center in the nation.

In this section, you can find information about our expertise in treating patients with breast cancer, our services, and our research.

  • Our Approach & Expertise
    Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center treats more breast cancer patients than any other cancer center in the nation.
  • Our Team of Experts
    Our doctors -- including breast surgeons, breast cancer medical oncologists, pathologists, reconstructive surgeons, radiation oncologists, and radiologists -- work as a multidisciplinary team to provide optimal care to breast cancer patients.
  • Our Patient Care Facilities
    Breast cancer care is provided at a variety of Memorial Sloan-Kettering facilities in Manhattan, Long Island, and New Jersey.
  • Anatomy
    The female breast is made up of a glands and ducts designed to produce and deliver nutrition to an infant.
  • What Causes Breast Cancer?
    Doctors don't know what causes breast cancer. But by studying large populations of women, they have identified certain risk factors that make it somewhat more likely that a woman will develop the disease.
  • Detection & Diagnosis
    Breast cancer is detected using imaging techniques and diagnosed after a biopsy.
  • Characterizing the Tumor
    If breast cancer is found, several other tests may be performed to fully characterize its stage and type. This information is vital for choosing the best treatment plan for each individual patient.
  • Surgery
    Surgery (lumpectomy or mastectomy) is usually the first choice of treatment for breast cancer. Reconstruction of the breast is an option for most women who have had a mastectomy.
  • Systemic Therapy
    The goal of systemic treatment is to rid the body of any cancer cells that may have spread outside of the breast and to prevent future metastases.
  • Radiation Therapy
    Radiation therapy is targeted at the breast and sometimes the surrounding lymph nodes to destroy any stray cells that may have been left behind.
  • Our Clinical Trials
    Breast cancer clinical trials that are currently enrolling patients at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
  • Support Services
    In this section, you can learn about Memorial Sloan-Kettering's comprehensive support services and other resources for people who have been diagnosed with cancer, as well as their loved ones.
  • Patient Education
    Learn about specific diagnostic approaches, treatments, and post-treatment measures.

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