Our Margaret West Comprehensive Breast Center is located inside our Wolf River / Germantown campus and offers a full, comprehensive suite of breast health services. Women can come by for annual mammograms to visit our High Risk Breast Clinic, or receive a variety of imaging services read by our on-site breast-specific radiologists. Our breast surgical… Read more »
Posts Tagged: breast cancer
Breast Cancer Disparities with Dr. Greg Vidal
The West Cancer Foundation recently sat down with Dr. Greg Vidal to talk about #breastcancer disparities. A 2014 study funded by the AVON Foundation discovered that Memphis had the highest national rate of breast cancer disparities among black women. They were dying of breast cancer at two times the rate of white women. Since this… Read more »
New Breast Conservation Surgery Clinical Trial
Perimeter Medical Imaging AI Announces Initiation of First Clinical Trial Site at West Cancer Center & Research Institute in Tennessee Pivotal study to determine the impact of Perimeter B-Series OCT with ImgAssist AI on positive margin rates during breast conservation surgery Perimeter Medical Imaging AI, Inc., a medical technology company driven to transform cancer surgery… Read more »
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The DeAngelo Williams Foundation to Fund 106 Mammograms for Uninsured or Underinsured Memphians with Grant to West Cancer Foundation
The DeAngelo Williams Foundation doubled their donation to West Cancer Foundation, providing 106 mammograms to women in need with their 53 Strong for Sandra initiative West Cancer Foundation, whose mission is to advance the fight against cancer through research, education, patient support, and community outreach, announced today a donation to provide 106 mammograms to… Read more »
Cancer Care Pathway Initiative: Initial Study Results in Detail
As a follow-up to the recent announcement of an initial study for the Cancer Care Pathway Initiative, available here, below is more detailed information about the findings and next steps: Study Overview: The Care Pathway Initiative recently conducted the first analysis of breast cancer care of its program. This baseline of quality metrics was… Read more »
Metastatic Breast Cancer Survivor, Nancy Childress, Shares Her Journey
Nancy Childress is a metastatic breast cancer survivor, treated here at West Cancer Center. During the month of June, we asked our West family to share their stories of survivorship to help raise awareness for this disease and to encourage others currently fighting. Nancy was kind enough to share her story with us, written… Read more »
West Cancer Center, Memphis Breast Cancer Consortium and Rabble Health Announce Initial Results Of Care Pathway Initiative
Results from a partnership to address disparities and enhance the quality of breast cancer care at Memphis-based West Cancer Center & Research Institute were announced today. The program is sponsored by Amgen. “Our goal is to reduce breast cancer-related mortality disparity rates of Black women in the Memphis area, where the current disparity rate is approximately 70 percent –… Read more »
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2021 West Oncology Conference
The 6th Annual West Oncology Conference will serve as a valuable forum for the presentation and discussion of new research findings. Participants will be provided with an update on practice-changing data on women’s cancers, genitourinary malignancies, disparities in cancer care, gastrointestinal cancers, hematological malignancies, and lung cancer in a practical and interactive format, fostering discussion… Read more »