Our compassionate team of breast health experts in our Breast Care Center deliver state-of-the-art treatment and care for our patients with breast cancer. We offer a full spectrum of services from diagnoses to prevention, treatment, support, and survivorship of all breast cancers, including rare and complex diagnoses. When appropriate, we provide opportunities to receive emerging therapies through participation in clinical trials. We are a multidisciplinary center with an emphasis on translational research, which means the close collaboration between our clinicians and researchers enables us to move scientific discovery into clinical practice rapidly and efficiently.
Breast Cancer Services and Treatment Options
Our patients have access to our entire team of physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals, enabling them to take an active role in their treatment plan.
Tattoo-less Radiotherapy
Doctors often use small, permanent tattoo marks to accurately target the patient's disease during daily treatments. Tattoo-less radiotherapy eliminates the need for those marks with Surface Guided Radiation Therapy (SGRT), which uses specialized cameras to track the patient's position in a non-invasive manner.
Additional Treatments
- Medical, surgical, and radiation therapy
- Our high risk assessment clinic, and genetic counseling and testing through the LIFE Center
- Individualized treatment plans with access to a full suite of resources and services, including nurse navigation, diet and nutrition therapy, mental health counseling, financial counseling, and on-site specialty pharmacy services
- Support groups and education classes for patients, families, and caregivers
- Advanced treatment options and emerging therapies through clinical trials
- Specialized care designed to meet the unique needs of patients living with cancer through the Survivorship Program
Meet Our Team
- Breast Surgical Oncologist
- Associate Professor of Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
- Surgical Oncologist
- Associate Professor of Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
- Surgical Oncologist
- Surgical Oncologist, Rutgers Cancer Institute
- Assistant Professor of Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
- Associate Program Director, Breast Medical Oncology
- Medical Oncologist
- Program Director, Breast Cancer Disparities Research
- Medical Oncologist
- Associate Professor of Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
- Chief Medical Officer
- Director, Breast Oncology Program
- Director, LIFE Center
- Chief, Medical Oncology
- Chair, Radiation Oncology,
- Associate Vice Chancellor for Cancer Programs,
- Rutgers Cancer Institute;
- System Director of Radiation Oncology, RWJBarnabas Health
- Radiation Oncologist
- Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
- Advanced Practice Nurse
- Advanced Practice Provider
- Advanced Practice Nurse
- Advanced Practice Nurse
- Advanced Practice Provider
- Advanced Practice Provider
- Advanced Practice Nurse
- Inpatient Surgery Advanced Practice Provider
- Advanced Practice Provider
- Social Worker
- Chief of Cancer Survivorship, Rutgers Cancer Institute and Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Appointments with our oncologists may be available at multiple RWJBarnabas Health facilities.
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