Patient Education

The words breast cancer may be the two most frightening words a woman will ever hear. But the more you know about the disease and what we can do about it today, the less frightening it can be. The Comprehensive Breast Center at Bryn Mawr Hospital is pleased to provide our patients and their families with a wide variety of informational materials to help them understand the disease get a more complete picture of the technologies and procedures we use at the Comprehensive Breast Center to detect, diagnose and treat it.

• Breast Cancer Glossary
  Terms and definitions related to breast cancer.
• Health Library: Breast Cancer
  A comprehensive look at everything you want to know about breast cancer, including of the causes, risk factors, prevention methods, diagnosis and treatment.
• Health Library: Coping with the Diagnosis of Cancer
  Practical information on managing and coping with a cancer diagnosis. 
• Health Library: Women's Health
  Dozens of articles on health topics of particular interest to women.
• A Bigger, Better Breast Center (PDF)
  A profile of the Comprehensive Breast Center, originally appearing in ADVANCE Magazine.  
• Full-Field Digital Mammography (PDF)
  John Stassi, M.D., director of breast imaging, describes the state-of-the-art radiological technologies employed by the Comprehensive Breast Health Center to screen for and detect breast cancer at its earliest and most treatable stages. 
• Partial Breast Irradiation Employing Mammosite® Device at Bryn Mawr Hospital (PDF)
  Richard A. Carella, chief of radiation oncology at Main Line Health, presents a case study describing the effectiveness of Mammosite, one of the revolutionary treatment procedures used at the Comprehensive Breast Health Center.