Women concerned about their
breast benefit from the latest
technologies and treatments
available through Southcoast
Hospitals Group.
Southcoast’s regional network offers the
most advanced mammograms, including computer-
assisted detection, available at all of our
10 sites from Portsmouth, R.I., to Wareham,
Mass. This technology provides a “second set
of eyes” to help a radiologist uncover suspicious
areas in a breast.
If a woman has a suspected problem,
she can schedule a “Diagnostic Day” at the
Southcoast Center for Women’s Health in
North Dartmouth, Mass. This includes a doctor’s
visit and a full range of diagnostic testing
— all in one visit.
Other services available at our sites include:
- Breast ultrasound.
- Biopsy, including image-assisted stereotactic
biopsies.
- Surgery, including breast reconstruction.
- Radiation therapy.
- Physical therapy.
- Breast cancer support groups.
Our breast cancer care team includes highly
trained surgeons, radiologists, oncologists and
technologists.
Helping You Take Care of Yourself
Southcoast is committed to helping women in our community receive the care and information
they need. That’s why Southcoast participates
in the Women’s Health Network Massachusetts
Breast and Cervical Cancer Initiative (BCCI), a
state program that offers free breast exams, mammograms,
Pap smears and pelvic exams to uninsured
and underinsured women ages 40 to 64.
Women younger than 40 and older than 64 also
may qualify.
For more information about BCCI,
contact Helena Arruda at 508-997-1515,
ext. 5442. For more information about
Southcoast breast services, log on to
www.southcoast.org/breast/.
