Some women have a higher risk of developing breast cancer. The St. Clair Health High Risk Breast Clinic offers you specialized services for your breast health. Our breast specialists help you understand your personal risk factors for breast cancer and your level of risk. They help you develop a personalized plan for breast cancer screening and prevention.
Early detection of breast cancer and state-of-the-art cancer treatment are the most important strategies to prevent deaths from breast cancer. Several risk assessment tools are available to help health care professionals estimate the likelihood that a woman will develop breast cancer in her lifetime.
High Risk Screening Tool
St. Clair Health has implemented a comprehensive screening tool called the Tyrer-Cuzick Risk Assessment Model. This tool, also used by our clinical collaborator Mayo Clinic, will determine your estimated risk of developing breast cancer. During your mammogram services, you will be asked a series of questions about your personal and family medical history. Those answers along with your mammogram results will enable our radiologist to determine if you are at a higher risk for developing breast cancer.
High Risk Breast Clinic
If you are considered “high risk”, you may be referred to our High Risk Breast Clinic. The Clinic staffed with a multidisciplinary team of experts in breast health proactively manages your care and is committed to creating a unique plan for each patient with a single goal: to prevent breast cancer.
“This is about helping you understand where you are so we can get you where you need to go,” says Raye J. Budway, MD, Director of St. Clair’s Breast Care Center, adding, “The New High Risk Breast Program will help standardize the evaluation of each patient.”
What to Expect?
If you qualify, you will meet with one of our high-risk breast providers to help develop a personalized screening action plan. During this appointment, you will better understand how your estimated risk is calculated and what you can do to help reduce your risk. Your first visit will be with one of the participating providers who will review your history, answer all of your questions and establish a care plan. The clinic will help schedule and coordinate regular clinical breast exams, radiology screening and preventative measures.
Location
Village Square Outpatient Center
2000 Oxford Drive, Suite 301
Bethel Park, PA 15102
412.942.7850
Peter’s Township Outpatient Center
3928 Washington Road, Suite 270
McMurray, PA 15317
412.942.7850
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Caroline Lang, PA-C
Expertise: Breast Surgery
Education: Chatham University
Board Certified: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
Why did you choose to work in healthcare?
I chose this profession with admiration on behalf of my mother and grandmother. My grandmother has since passed away, but she was an oncology RN at St. Clair Health for the majority of her career. My mother is also a nurse and has worked at St. Clair Health for over 30 years. These women inspired me to pursue a healthcare career.
Why did you choose this specialty?
I felt a calling to pursue a career in women’s health, specifically breast cancer care, because of my paternal grandmother, Antoinette Pryor. She died of metastatic, inflammatory breast cancer at the age of 70. She was special, adoring, and perseverant. She is the primary reason for my devotion to and selection of breast surgical oncology as my specialty.
Autumn Gianfrancesco, CRNP
Expertise: Breast Surgery
Education: Franciscan University of Steubenville
Board Certified: American Nurses Credentialing Center
Why did you choose to work in healthcare?
I have had an affinity for healthcare and being able to help others for as long as I can remember. The opportunity to directly impact the lives of patients and their families is so incredibly rewarding.
Why did you choose this specialty?
I chose this specialty as my entire nursing background and passion is women’s health. I dedicated four years of my career to women’s health on Labor & Delivery and found a love for being able to provide care and compassion to women during a vulnerable and challenging time. The High-Risk Breast Clinic was a great way to bridge my career in women’s health and allows me to continue providing women with the education and support needed to navigate a difficult time in their lives.
