More than 200,000 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed each year. The good news is that with early, accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment, breast cancer survivors live improved, productive lives. When you enter treatment at UofL Health – Brown Cancer Center, you are choosing the facility that offers the latest in surgical techniques, radiation therapy, drug therapies and clinical trials.
The Breast Program at Brown Cancer Center was the first in Kentucky to be accredited by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC). NAPBC-accredited breast centers are dedicated to providing the best patient-centered care. Brown Cancer Center provides the highest level of clinical cancer care in the region, access to the latest cancer research, and the benefits of a team-focused, multidisciplinary approach coordinated by a nurse navigator.
For the past 40 years, UofL Health – Brown Cancer Center has been a leading face of world-renowned academic research and cancer care. As a result, we help patients face cancer with new hope throughout Kentuckiana and around the globe.
“My colleagues in the breast program are the epitome of dedication, innovation, and academic research. Our breast program at the UofL Health – Brown Cancer Center was not only the first of its kind in the region, we make the impossible, possible. Our team of providers are nationally recognized for their efforts, high quality of care, and our innovative clinical trials save lives,” — Jason Chesney, M.D., Ph.D., Director of UofL Health – Brown Cancer Center
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