Breast Care Centre

“Waiting is unbelievable. It’s excruciating. It’s almost scarier waiting than the actual treatment. At least when you are being treated, you know you are getting better.”
- Kelly Rowcliffe, breast cancer survivor

Waiting, not knowing, not understanding….these feelings all create anxiety and lead to fear and frustration. 

For women in London facing a diagnosis of breast cancer, these feelings are common and very real. 

Change is underway

A new breast care centre at St. Joseph’s will be a unique, multidisciplinary program providing the most comprehensive, rapid-access breast care in Canada. It will fully operational in 2012. 

The centre will:

• streamline care
• reduce the average wait time between abnormal mammogram and surgery from 132 days to 49 days
• shorten wait time for biopsy from 99 days to 1 day 
• offer increased support for patients from an expert navigation team of nurses who will coordinate all care from the time a woman first comes in for breast assessment through the rest of her care journey
• provide equitable services for patients requiring breast care and consistent education and support throughout their course of care
• offer improved access to digital imaging equipment, which is proven to enhance cancer detection

More information:

• Photo gallery: a day in the life of the Breast Care Centre at St. Joseph's Hospital
• View coverage of expanded screening services: coverage by /A\ news
• Read Carol’s story
• Watch Kelly's story (YouTube video opens in a new browser window)
• Read a media release about St. Joseph's new breast care centre

You can be a part of these exciting changes. Urgent support is needed for renovations to the new centre, for imaging equipment, and patient comfort items.
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