Our Services

Providence Breast Centers-Cancer Care

  • Transitions: An Appearance Center

    We carry the following items in our Portland, Oregon locations: mastectomy bras, breast prosthesis, and lymphedema garments. Begin to feel like you...
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  • Cancer support groups

    Cancer support groups provide education and support for cancer patients and their loved ones. Support groups are led by our professional staff and a...
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  • Oncology social work

    Oncology social workers assess the needs of cancer patients. They can facilitate communication with the health care team, provide emotional support an...
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  • Breast Cancer Outreach Program

    The Breast Cancer Outreach Program at Providence Cancer Center provides women and their families with support services free of charge, including: ...
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  • Breast reconstruction surgery

    Breast reconstruction is surgery to rebuild the size and shape of a breast after your breast has been removed (mastectomy) because of cancer. It is do...
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  • Breast surgery

    Surgery on the breast may be done for a number of reasons including: As local treatment for breast cancer: Breast surgery is considered the primar...
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  • Chemotherapy

    Chemotherapy is the use of medicine to destroy cancer cells. Chemotherapy is called a systemic treatment because the medicines enter the bloodstream...
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  • Radiation therapy

    External beam radiation therapy treatment, also called x-ray therapy, is directed at the tumor from a machine located away from your body, usually a l...
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  • Oncology nurse navigator

    An oncology nurse navigator is an oncology certified nurse (OCN) who provides  education for each cancer patient concerning their individual treatme...
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  • Breast biopsy

    A breast biopsy removes a sample of breast tissue that is looked at under a microscope to check for breast cancer. A breast biopsy is usually done to ...
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