Breast Health Center

A Team Approach to Breast Care

Most patients with an urgent breast health issue face a series of appointments and procedures with a seemingly unconnected maze of departments. That’s not the case at Boston Medical Center.

With BMC, you’ll have one team of specialists for your overall breast healthcare.

Our breast health program takes a coordinated multispecialty approach to care, linking internal medicine and primary care, surgical oncology, radiology/mammography, medical and radiation oncology, pathology and laboratory medicine, and other specialties together as one connected team. This patient-centered approach results in rapid access, personalized care, and streamlined patient visits.

All new patients are given expedited appointments and are seen by either a medical or surgical breast specialist. Patients with an urgent problem are usually seen within a day. In addition, a cancer care nurse is available to all breast cancer patients as a central contact to offer support and ensure compliance throughout their multispecialty cancer care journey. We are conveniently located next door to the Belkin Breast Imaging Center if further diagnostic evaluation is needed.

Our goal at the Breast Health Center is for every breast cancer patient to obtain the optimal result through completion of their treatment plan.

An essential part of the program is a weekly multidisciplinary breast cancer conference in which the entire team collaborates on a comprehensive evaluation, and plans the best, most individualized treatment regimen and follow-up care for patients with breast cancer. There is ongoing communication with the patient and his or her primary care provider—so everyone is kept up-to-date and informed.

The Belkin Breast Center has been the proud recipient of grants from the Susan G. Komen Search for the Cure and the Avon Breast Cancer Foundation to further our efforts in breast cancer prevention, outreach, and treatment for the patients of Boston Medical Center, their affiliated Health Centers, and the community.