Breast Screening and Surgery Centre

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Breast Screening Centre

"1 in 7 women in the US and 1 in 17 women in Singapore will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. The new paradigm for breast cancer control emphasises the prevention of breast cancer from progressing to metastatic disease. Effective breast screening and treatment in the early stages can dramatically reduce deaths from breast cancer.

There are 3 main factors which influence the time point at which a cancer is detected: human, technical and biological factors. At our Screening Centre, we leverage our expertise, some of the best imaging technologies, and 30 years of clinical experience to help detect cancers at the earliest stages, and before clinical progression.

Women of all age groups are at risk of developing breast cancer, but more commonly, women above 40 years of age.

Male patients may also suffer from breast cancer. As there is a general lack of awareness of male breast cancer, there may be a significant number of cases that go undiagnosed and untreated until it is too late. If in doubt, please do check with your doctor or contact us for an appointment.

Key to improving survival is EARLY DETECTION through SCREENING.

As breast cancer awareness and screening programs gain momentum, more healthy women will be faced with false positive results which may warrant further invasive testing. The skill, technologies at hand, and experience of the specialist is crucial in determining which women need to go on for further invasive tests, and which may be spared the trauma and inconvenience of an unnecessary biopsy.

At our Breast Screening Centre, women undergo a comprehensive yearly program of breast screening by our dedicated women's team. This includes a specialist consultation, clinical examination by an all female team, and the use of breast screening modalities including high resolution ultrasonography, digital mammography, and magnetic resonance imaging.

The Breast Screening Centre is primarily focused on the well-being and continued good health of our patients, and employs the latest techniques in breast screening and surgery where appropriate.

Before you make that final decision on your surgery, please contact us for a second, expert opinion on your diagnosis and treatment options. We are focused on achieving long term ,good results by careful deliberation on the most appropriate choice of surgical procedure for you. While breast conservation surgery (lumpectomy, segmental excision) is our procedure of choice for women presenting with early stage breast cancer, we endeavour to minimise the incidence of local recurrence and relapse by consideration of factors including tumour size, grade and histologic type, young age of the patient, molecular subtype of the cancer, and the presence of lymphovascular invasion, extensive intraductal component and positive margins.

Your health and favourable outcome matter to us.

Please email to make your appointment.