Our Breast Cancer Care Services

• Mammography

  Olathe Health patients receive comprehensive care with state-of-the-art services and a multidisciplinary team approach to coordinate the best treatment options. The Breast Care Center at Olathe Medical Center is accredited by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers. 3D mammograms are available at the Women’s Imaging Suite in the Olathe Medical Pavilion, and help doctors to look at breast tissue in dozens of tiny layers, which means more precise imaging to reduce unnecessary, and sometimes worrisome callbacks. 3D mammography is especially effective for invasive and hard-to-find cancers, and for women who are high risk or who have dense breast tissue.

  Our breast imaging navigator, Krista Thurlow, is available to assist with appointments and answer questions to help make your experience with us as seamless as possible. Krista can be reached by email at [email protected].

  Schedule Your Mammogram
  

  For women who are at an average risk of breast cancer, mammograms should begin at age 40, and continue every one to two years. For women who are at a high risk of breast cancer, mammograms should begin at age 30, and continue every year. To schedule a mammogram, please call:

  • The Women’s Imaging Suite at the Olathe Medical Pavilion: 913-791-4395. Extended evening hours are available.
  • Miami County Medical Center: 913-294-6611

• Breast Surgery and Breast Reconstruction

  Breast cancer affects one in eight women during their lives. We want to ensure all breast cancer patients receive the best possible services and care to help make cancer treatment easier. OMC’s breast navigators provide you support and assist with problems that can arise during breast cancer treatment and recovery. They can help schedule appointments, connect with support services, find financial resources and transportation. OMC’s Breast Care Center is accredited by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers. This means our patients get comprehensive care with state-of-the-art services and a multidisciplinary team approach to coordinate the best treatment options. Our breast surgeons have a combined 60 plus years of experience with breast reconstruction. They work closely with each patient and her general surgeon, medical and radiation oncologist and personal doctor to choose the right procedure. In many cases, breast reconstruction can be performed at the same time as a mastectomy.

• Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

  Whether you want to look younger, improve your self-confidence or recover how your body looks or feels after cancer surgery, there are many advanced plastic and reconstructive surgical procedures that can help you feel more like YOU. The board-certified specialists at Olathe Health perform advanced surgery and procedures, including many minimally invasive options and the most delicate micro-vascular techniques.

• High-Risk Breast Clinic

  Olathe Health offers a high-risk breast clinic for individuals at an increased risk of developing breast cancer due to personal risk factors. Our nurse practitioner, Melanie Knight, APRN, will meet with patients to complete a detailed risk assessment, initiate genetic testing (if patients qualify) and/or refer to genetic counseling, formulate a risk reduction program and develop a personal surveillance strategy for each patient.

  You might be a candidate for our high-risk breast clinic if you:

  • Have a family history of breast cancer
  • Have had an abnormal mammogram
  • Have a known BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation (based on having had genetic testing)
  • Have a first-degree relative (parent, brother, sister, or child) with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation, and have not had genetic testing themselves

  
  If you think you might be a candidate for our High-Risk Breast Clinic, talk with your primary care provider about a referral, or call Melanie Knight at 913-782-8577.
  

• Breast Brachytherapy Treatment

  Olathe Health offers Breast Brachytherapy Treatment, a targeted form of internal radiation. Brachytherapy delivers higher doses of radiation to targeted areas of the body using a special device that is implanted by our breast surgeon, Dr. Craig Anderson. This targeted radiation minimizes radiation exposure for healthy tissue, and may cause fewer side effects. Treatment time is usually shorter, averaging about five days instead of four to six weeks with traditional, external beam radiation therapy.