High Risk Breast Program
Because you can only manage your breast cancer risk if you understand it, Mount Carmel offers a High Risk Breast Program for patients with key risk factors, including:
- Personal or family history of breast cancer
- Previous biopsy with a high-risk finding
- Having a first child after age 30, or no children
- Having a first menstrual period before age 12
- Starting menopause after age 50
- Dense breast tissue
- Smoking
- Body Mass Index great than 30
- Ashkenazi Jewish decent
If you have one or more risk factors, the program’s expert team of breast health specialists can help by offering:
- Risk assessments
- Genetic counseling and testing
- State-of-the-art imaging
- Clinical breast exams
- Personalized risk reduction surgeries