Breast Care at Montana Cancer Center

Preventive screenings are the healthiest thing you can do for your breasts and your overall health. That’s why Providence offers comprehensive breast services and breast cancer treatment for women of all ages in one convenient location. We want to make it easy for you to get the state-of-the-art breast-related services you need from caring doctors and specialists — all in a comfortable, discreet setting.

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Breast Care at Montana Cancer Center

Preventive screenings are the healthiest thing you can do for your breasts and your overall health. That’s why Providence offers comprehensive breast services and breast cancer treatment for women of all ages in one convenient location. We want to make it easy for you to get the state-of-the-art breast-related services you need from caring doctors and specialists — all in a comfortable, discreet setting.

1037.0 miles away

Your breast health is personal. You want to stay on top of your screenings, but even proactive prevention can cause anxiety. It’s easy to understand why. Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women in the United States, and nearly one in eight women could develop some form of breast cancer in their lifetime.

Our comprehensive services begin with a breast care coordinator, who partners with you to answer your questions about breast health and offers breast cancer education and support. If your screenings show an issue, your breast care coordinator is there for you every step of the way. 

Our breast screening services include: 

  • 3D mammograms (tomography) 
  • ABUS 3D breast ultrasounds 
  • Breast ultrasounds 
  • CT and PET/CT scans 
  • Diagnostic imaging 
  • MRIs 
  • Stereotactic biopsies

Breast cancer screenings and treatment are not something you should ever have to go through alone. Our knowledgeable, caring staff are here for you from prevention to recovery. 

We know that breast health can be stressful, and we are here to put you at ease with early detection education and support from leading-edge breast care specialists. We provide accurate diagnosis and treatment options that work best for you. 

The breast care coordinator is a nurse who will answer your questions about breast health and will offer breast cancer education and support to newly-diagnosed patients. 

The coordinator will work with you as your personal guide to help you navigate through your health care options and ensure you have all of the resources available to help you make informed decisions.

Montana Cancer Center provides support and education around breast health and disease, beginning with the importance of breast screenings. We provide instruction on breast self-exams, as well as assistance in coordinating screening mammograms and other diagnostic tests. If your screenings require further testing, we’re with you throughout the process with emotional and educational support.

We also partner with patients for genetic risk counseling and testing, as well as opportunities to participate in research studies.

  • Screenings
  • Diagnostic tests
  • Genetic risk counseling and testing
  • Emotional and educational support
  • Support groups
  • Research studies

We work closely with you, your doctor and your entire medical team. And, we can assist with a referral to a primary care provider if needed.

Personalized Treatment for Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is a cancer that forms in the cells of breast tissue. It is more common in women, but men can get breast cancer too.

We take a team approach to your breast cancer treatment because we know this offers the best success in controlling and curing cancer. Your multidisciplinary cancer care team will work with you to design an individualized cancer care plan – from diagnosis to post-treatment support. Depending on your condition, your personal care plan may include one or more of the following:

Surgical therapies involve an operation or procedure to remove cancer from the body. Surgery may be the main treatment for some invasive cancers, but it’s only one part of the entire treatment plan. Surgical therapies include:

  • Advanced axillary surgery techniques
  • Aesthetic flat closure mastectomy
  • Axillary lymph node dissection
  • Excisional breast biopsy
  • Excisional breast biopsy using targeted localization techniques
  • Lumpectomy
  • Mastectomy with immediate reconstruction
  • Nipple-sparing mastectomy
  • Oncoplastic lumpectomy
  • Risk-reducing mastectomy
  • Sentinel lymph node mapping and biopsy
  • Skin-sparing mastectomy
  • Total mastectomy

Systemic therapies travel through the bloodstream and affect cells in other body parts. They are used for patients whose cancer has spread to other areas of the body or if there’s a high risk of spread. Sophisticated genetic analysis allows us to target therapies to specific DNA mutations that cause cancer cells to develop and grow. Systemic therapies include:

  • Chemotherapy
  • Hormone therapy
  • Immunotherapy
  • Molecularly targeted therapy

Radiation therapy uses high-energy radiation from a source like X-rays or photons to kill cancer cells or shrink tumors. Sometimes it’s part of a treatment plan that also includes systemic therapies and/or surgery. Radiation can be used to help ease a patient’s pain or discomfort. Radiation therapies include:

  • Active Breathing Coordinator™ (ABC)
  • Accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI)
  • Hypofractionated whole breast radiation therapy
  • Intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT)
  • Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)
  • Three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3DCRT)

Additional therapies may also be part of your treatment plan. You’ll be provided with cancer supportive therapies to prevent or relieve symptoms, and to keep you as comfortable as possible throughout the course of your treatment. These may include lymphedema therapy.

Meet the Team

At Providence, you'll have access to a vast network of dedicated and compassionate providers who offer personalized care by focusing on treatment, prevention and health education.

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The Power of Our Network

Providence Cancer Care in Montana

Our patients are the center of everything we do:

  • Our unique patient navigator program offers navigators specific to each cancer type to assist you throughout your cancer journey.
  • Our beautiful, modern hospitals are equipped with the latest technologies.
  • We also offer robust research labs not found in local, community-focused hospitals.

Learn more about Providence cancer care in Montana