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Family History Of Breast Cancer?

Doctor Encourages High-Risk Assessment Early

Do you have a family history of breast cancer? You than 70 percent of breast cancers occur in women who are manner. The team takes a multidisciplinary approach and
may be up to twice as likely to get the disease. And 50 years of age and older. The incidence of breast cancer strongly emphasizes compassionate and personalized care
family history is only one of a handful of factors that can increases with age, beginning slowly between the ages of 45 through a highly coordinated range of multidisciplinary
determine your risk. and 50, and steadily rises each year. In addition, breast cancer specialties such as hematologic malignancies; thoracic
Dr. Kelly Foster, a is the leading cause of cancer deaths for women between the oncology; and breast, colorectal and gynecologic oncology.
medical oncologist at Tampa ages of 20 and 59. Patients who need a higher level of care have a direct
General Hospital (TGH) “Breast cancer is common and will affect one in eight connection to Tampa General’s academic health system
Cancer Institute in Palm women” says Foster. “The good thing is that the oncology resources, including research breakthroughs, a wider variety
Beach County, encourages field is constantly evolving and advancing. As an oncologist, of clinical trials and options for advanced immunotherapy
women with a high risk for I look for ways to improve screenings for early detection and procedures, enhanced personal treatment plans, and a
breast cancer to obtain a discuss risk reduction strategies for prevention.” convenient path to complex surgeries available through
comprehensive assessment Early detection is also personal for Foster. Her mother Tampa General Hospital. Patients who receive more complex
early. “It is important to has battled breast cancer for 20 years. As a result, she is procedures or treatment at Tampa General will be able to
visit a high-risk clinic passionate about the science, as well as prevention, patient follow up with their local physician upon returning home.
for an individualized risk communication and advocacy. “My mom’s cancer journey TGH Cancer Institute is nationally recognized by U.S.
assessment,” explained has taught me a lot about the patient experience and motivates News & World Report and the Commission on Cancer (CoC),
Foster. “It’s a key first step Dr. Kelly Foster me to provide the best care for my patients.” and is home to the country’s top cancer specialists, surgeons
in cancer prevention and Foster completed her internal medicine residency, and her and research scientists. TGH Cancer Institute specialists
early detection. If you’re someone with risk factors, a routine medical oncology and palliative medicine fellowship training collaborate with experienced oncologists and surgeons across
annual mammogram is not enough.” at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University. She the state to deliver personalized medicine and game-changing
Foster specializes in breast and gastrointestinal cancers at received her undergraduate degree at UCLA and then moved treatments fueled by academic medicine.
TGH Cancer Institute in partnership with the Cancer Center to Chicago to complete medical school at Loyola University “Again, I strongly encourage anyone with risk factors to
of South Florida. Chicago. She is board-certified in medical oncology, internal visit a high-risk breast clinic,” says Foster. “Getting assessed
At TGH Cancer Institute, a high-risk breast clinic, Foster medicine and palliative medicine, and is a member of the early could mean the difference between life and death.”
works closely with patients to determine their true risk American Society of Clinical Oncology. For questions about detecting and assessing a high risk
percentage, and then designs an individualized imaging TGH Cancer Institute oncologists work in collaboration for breast cancer, contact the TGH Cancer Institute at (561)
surveillance plan that includes risk reduction strategies, state- to provide comprehensive treatment options in a seamless 739-4TGH (4844).
of-the-art breast imaging and referral for ancillary services
such as genetic counseling.
TGH Cancer Institute recommends that patients receive
a referral for a formal risk assessment if they are concerned
about their lifetime risk of breast cancer and have any of
these risk factors:
• Any family history of breast or ovarian cancer
• A male relative with breast cancer
• Ashkenazi Jewish descent
• Personal history of an atypical biopsy Upscale Resale
• Personal history of chest radiation
• Known or suspected genetic mutation carrier (BRCA1 or Experience The Difference
BRCA2)
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