Breast Care
Trust Mount Auburn Hospital and the Hoffman Breast Center for compassionate, clinically excellent breast health services. You’ll know you’re getting some of the best care in the country because The Women’s Choice Award® named us one of the America’s Best Breast Centers in 2015 in recognition of our standards of care and above-average patient recommendation ratings.
Total Breast Health Services
Find the complete array of breast health services at Mount Auburn Hospital, including:
- Clinical breast exams and breast self-exam education
- Breast cancer genetic testing and counseling
- Breast cancer screening and diagnostic tests
- Breast cancer treatment and support
- Breast surgery
- Treatment of benign (noncancerous) conditions, such as cysts, infections, pain and discharge
Advanced Women’s Imaging
At Mount Auburn Hospital, you and your doctors have access to the full range of advanced screening and diagnostic imaging technology, including:
- Digital mammograms
- Breast tomosynthesis (3-D digital mammograms)
- Breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Breast ultrasound
- MRI-guided core biopsy
- Ultrasound-guided core biopsy
Count on our experienced physicians, nurses, imaging technologists and patient navigator to offer support and answer questions so you’ll feel as comfortable as possible during your procedure.
Breast Imaging Center of Excellence
Whether you’re getting a mammogram or another imaging procedure, you can be confident of our high standards for image quality and your safety. That’s because Mount Auburn is an American College of Radiology-accredited Breast Imaging Center of Excellence.
Find Breast Cancer Early
The American Cancer Society recommends annual mammograms for women starting at age 40. These screening mammograms can find breast cancer before symptoms appear—when it’s easier to treat.
Breast Tomosynthesis (3-D Mammography)
Breast tomosynthesis, or 3-D mammography, is available to everyone getting a screening mammogram at Mount Auburn Hospital. We were among the first hospitals in the country to adopt this technology, which takes many low-dose X-ray pictures of the breast, allowing doctors to see inside the breast more clearly.
Experts in Early Detection
When you choose Mount Auburn for your annual screening, you benefit from the expertise of attentive radiologists who interpret more than 20,000 mammograms a year. We detect breast cancer in its earliest stages at rates higher than the national average.
Dense Breast Tissue Notification
When you get a mammogram at Mount Auburn, you’ll be informed if you have dense breast tissue. Because dense breast tissue can make cancer more difficult to detect, your doctor may recommend supplemental screening tests, such as an ultrasound or MRI.
Leaders in Breast Cancer Care
If you’re diagnosed with breast cancer, you’ll know you’re getting exceptional care at Hoffman Breast Center because we’re accredited by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC). Learn more about our comprehensive cancer care.
