For generations, women lived with a high risk of developing breast cancer, most without ever knowing it. Today, with advances in genetics, genomics and screening and a wealth of knowledge about potential causes, women at high risk can take steps to reduce their chances of developing breast cancer.
At City of Hope, our High-Risk Breast Cancer Program offers services for women who know they’re at risk for breast cancer or may be concerned about their likelihood of developing the disease.
No one can predict if or when she’ll get breast cancer. But the multidisciplinary team of cancer experts, genetic counselors and supportive care providers at City of Hope Atlanta will work with you to determine the level of your risk and empower you to take control.
You’ll meet with a counselor to assess your inherited risk and determine whether genetic testing is recommended.
For those who qualify, City of Hope provides screening with digital breast tomosynthesis or 3D mammography, ultrasound and breast MRI.
Your team of experts will help identify risk factors you can control and help you develop lifestyle strategies to reduce your risk.
To learn more or to schedule a breast cancer screening
call us at 770-400-6677 or chat online with a member of our team.
Many factors are known to contribute to an increased risk of breast cancer. They include:
At the High-Risk Breast Cancer Program at City of Hope Atlanta, our cancer experts will take these and other factors into account to help determine your breast cancer risk. We’ll also work with you to determine which steps, if any, you need to take to monitor your risk and help you identify lifestyle decisions to help reduce your risk.
City of Hope has developed the Risk Management Tool (RMT) to help you determine whether you’re at an elevated risk of developing breast or other common cancers. It only takes a few minutes to answer some basic questions about yourself, your family history and your lifestyle. Once you’ve finished answering the questions, the RMT checks your risk for cancer and offers you an action plan to help you manage your risk and determine whether further tests or other interventions may be recommended.
Try the Risk Management Tool today.
Anita Johnson, MD, FACS
Leader, Atlanta Women's Cancer Program; Chief of Surgery, Atlanta
Nitika Sharma, MD
Medical Oncologist and Hematologist, City of Hope Atlanta
Frederick L. Durden Jr., MD
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon & Microsurgical Reconstructive Surgeon, City of Hope Atlanta
Lily Shakibnia, MD, MSc, DABR, FRCPC
Chief of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope Atlanta
Henry Krebs, MD
Interventional and Diagnostic Radiologist, City of Hope Atlanta
Krystal Sears, MSN, FNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner
Many of the same factors that increase your risk of breast cancer may also increase your risk of other cancers unique to women. At City of Hope Atlanta, we know that breast cancers and gynecologic cancers require special attention and expert care. That’s why we created cancer centers that focus exclusively on women’s cancers and their needs.
These programs bring together multidisciplinary teams of doctors and other clinicians with expertise in treating breast and other female cancers. The expert clinicians in our cancer centers collaborate daily and work with supportive care providers to deliver personalized treatments and side-effect management strategies tailored to your individual needs and goals.
