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Montclair Breast Center
37 NORTH FULLERTON AVE. | MONTCLAIR | (973) 509-1818 | WWW.MONTCLAIRBREASTCENTER.COM
THE INDIVIDUALIZED AND THOROUGH CARE ADMINISTERED BY DOCTORS AT
Montclair Breast Center has earned the facility a top doctor rating.
“We are unique,” says Melissa Lee, MD, “and unlike a general
radiology center.”
Dr. Lee and her colleagues, Doctors Nancy Elliot, Marcie Hertz, Gail
Quackenbush and Stacey Vitiello, excel at personalized care. They
adhere to the tenet that no two women are alike. Therefore, the
mammography consultations are tailored to the specific characteristics
of each patient’s breast. An emphasis is placed on personal risk
factors, such as dense or cystic breast tissue.
Montclair Breast Center performs 3D mammography on all patients
and was one of the first centers in the area to do so. This screening
tool helps increase the ability to interpret results by displaying
overlapping layers of breast tissue, allowing the radiologist to find
smaller cancers.
To allay the anxiety that comes with getting a mammogram, all
imaging is followed by a personal face-to-face review with a
fellowship-trained breast radiologist. There are no delays in receiving
results and any concerns are addressed immediately. If a biopsy is
recommended, it can be performed the same day.
Dr. Lee and her colleagues have established ways to reduce breast
cancer risk and detect cancer at earlier stages. These include surgical
prevention, risk-reducing medication and increased surveillance.
A statistical assessment tool calculates a patient’s lifetime risk of
developing breast cancer. For women with a strong family history,
genetic counseling is available. A customized program of prevention
and early detection strategies for each patient is developed.
“If we diagnose cancer, most times it is Stage 0 or 1, in which
chemotherapy is not required” says Dr. Lee. “But our real goal is
prevention, especially with high risk patients.” She explains that they
recommend yearly mammograms beginning at age 40, depending on
family history. “Yearly mammograms catch cancer earlier. The earlier
it is caught, the better the outcome.”
Montclair Breast Center also performs ultrasounds – used extensively
as a screening and diagnostic tool, MRIs, minimally invasive needle
biopsies, genetic testing and counseling for women who carry the
BRCA1 or BRAC2 gene, bone density testing and surgical treatment.
Patients are assured innovative, state-of-the-art technology because the
doctors realize the importance of remaining ahead.
Montclair Breast Center was recognized as a preeminent center for
breast care by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers
after passing a rigorous year-long evaluation and review process. It is
the only private, free-standing facility to have achieved this
designation.
Melissa Lee, MD
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The staff’s efficiency expedites the evaluation process and facilitates
communication between the patient’s breast imaging doctor, surgeon
and other breast specialists. Patients benefit from the expertise,
experience and compassion of the doctors and staff.
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