HOUSTON ME T HODIST BR E AST CAR E CE NT E R AT SUGAR LAND
IF YOUR MAMMOGRAM IS ABNORMAL... IF BREAST CANCER IS DETECTED‌ IF RADIATION IS REQUIRED‌
In the event an abnormality is found in your mammogram, the Houston Methodist Breast Care Center at Sugar Land is the best place to be. Any further testing can be completed at the Breast Care Center, freeing you from the stress of having to visit several different facilities. Our breast radiologists will supervise the diagnostic evaluation and perform image-guided core needle biopsies, if necessary.
Rest assured, Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital offers Fort Bend County the only full-service oncology program. If breast cancer is detected, our breast care navigator will coordinate your care and schedule your appointments with the appropriate specialists on our breast care team, including breast surgeons, reconstructive surgeons, oncologists and radiation oncologists. Our breast care team members will work closely with each other to ensure continuity of care.
Our renowned radiation oncologist relies on the latest technology and innovations to tailor a treatment program for each patient. For some patients, high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy reduces the time needed for treatment to five days rather than six weeks. This therapy uses strategically placed catheters to deliver precise levels of radiation directly to the tumor site, which also helps protect surrounding breast tissue. Other leading-edge therapies available are intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and TrueBeam. IMRT is an advanced mode of high-precision radiotherapy that utilizes computer-controlled linear accelerators to deliver precise radiation doses. TrueBeam treats cancer faster, deals effectively with tumor motion and improves the patient experience. TrueBeam imaging technology can produce the three-dimensional images used to fine-tune tumor targeting in 60 percent less time.
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