Cancer screening tests are critical tools to help catch cancer early, before it’s had a chance to grow or spread. At City of Hope Atlanta, our core mission includes making screening and diagnostic tools available to as many patients as possible. That’s why we’ve developed our Cancer Screening and Diagnostic Program for patients at high risk for cancer and those who fit recognized cancer screening guidelines.
At City of Hope Atlanta, our specialists and other cancer experts are singularly focused on detecting, diagnosing and treating cancer. We use a wide range of tests and tools to screen for breast and colorectal cancers.
Should screening results indicate the need for a follow-up visit, our board-certified oncologists and other clinicians are trained to determine whether cancer has developed and, if so, to offer treatment options tailored to you and your individual needs and diagnosis.
The Cancer Screening and Diagnostic Program at City of Hope Atlanta offers:
Quick appointments, typically scheduled within one week of a request
Rapid test results, made promptly available to you and your doctor
Currently, the Cancer Screening and Diagnostic Program at City of Hope Atlanta offers services for the following two common cancers.
City of Hope has developed the Risk Management Tool (RMT) to help you determine whether you’re at an elevated risk of developing cancer. It usually takes less than five minutes to answer a few basic questions about yourself, your family history and your lifestyle. Once you complete your answers, the RMT checks your risk for the most common cancers and offers you an action plan to help you manage your risk and determine whether further tests or other interventions may be needed.
✓ Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in the United States.
✓ The five-year survival rate is 90 percent for localized breast cancer and 28 percent for metastatic cancer*.
For those who qualify, City of Hope Atlanta provides breast cancer screening with digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), also known as 3D mammography. This advanced imaging technology is designed to capture multiple mammogram images, which are stitched together to create a 3D-like view of the breast.
The American College of Radiology and the American College of Surgeons' National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers recommend these screening guidelines for women with average risk:
Additional screening may be recommended for women with high risk, including those who have:
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✓ Colorectal cancer is the fourth most common cancer diagnosed in the United States.
✓ The five-year survival rate for localized colorectal cancer is 90 percent, but it drops to 14 percent for metastatic cancer.
For those who qualify, City of Hope Atlanta offers colorectal cancer screening with a colonoscopy, considered the gold-standard method for helping detect cancerous and precancerous tissue inside the colon and rectum.
The American Cancer Society (ACS) recommends that people at average risk of colorectal cancer begin regular screening at age 45.
The ACS also recommends people at increased or high risk of colorectal cancer may need to start screening before age 45, be screened more frequently and/or undergo additional testing.
High-risk patients may include those who have:
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✓ Skin cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in the United States.
✓ Melanoma of the skin is the fifth-most common cancer in the United States and the deadliest form of skin cancer.
City of Hope Atlanta partners with local dermatologists to screen patients for skin cancer and perform biopsies and Mohs surgery to remove cancerous moles and lesions, if necessary.
The Skin Cancer Foundation and the National Cancer Institute encourage everyone to conduct self-exams to look for suspicious or irregular lumps or spots on the skin and to schedule regular visits to a dermatologist. People at high risk for skin cancer include those who have:
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