Services
Breast Care
Advanced diagnostics and treatments, close to home
At Adventist Health Glendale, we know that breast care — from screenings through treatment — can be a challenging experience. That’s why we have everything you need for your breast health under one roof, close to home. At our Sam and Grace Carvajal Comprehensive Breast Center, you can be confident that you’ll find the most advanced care and compassionate expertise in one complete, streamlined program, so you don’t have to sacrifice convenience for great breast care.
Breast cancer treatment
A breast cancer diagnosis can overwhelm you with fear and uncertainty. But rest assured, you’ll have the most experienced providers and advanced procedures on your side at Adventist Health Glendale. Our team of surgeons, oncologists, radiologists, and nurses create individualized care plans and help you navigate every step of your journey while ensuring your needs and values guide all decisions. We also provide rapid consultation for newly diagnosed patients within two days. Our breast cancer program is accredited by the Commission on Cancer and is a recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award.
Comprehensive services
From advanced screenings and diagnostics to expert treatment and survivorship support, we’re here for all your possible needs through every stage of your life. Learn more about our services below.
Advanced screenings and diagnostics
Early and accurate detection of breast cancer enables easier, localized treatment and greatly increases your chances of survival. That’s why we offer the most advanced diagnostics technology, including 3D tomosynthesis, a type of mammogram that allows us to examine breast tissue layer by layer for detecting even the smallest, early-stage tumors and reducing false positives.
We also offer in-house pathology for biopsies and coordination with outside partners for tumor typing. Our diagnostic procedures include:
- Mammography
- 3D Tomosynthesis
- Breast ultrasound (ABUS)
- Breast MRI
- Biopsies (Ultrasound-guided, MRI-guided, and stereotactic)
For scheduling, call 818-409-8192.
Specialized clinics
We offer a range of clinics designed to meet specific needs. These include:
Breast wellness and proactive care
Some breast problems don’t require surgery or long-term treatment. This clinic, staffed by a nurse practitioner, will help manage patients with these conditions.
High-risk clinic
This clinic is staffed by a nurse practitioner and includes exams, risk assessment, genetic counseling, genetic testing, screening, and follow-up for women at high risk for breast cancer.
On-site genetic counseling and testing
Genetic counseling is available to evaluate your risk of carrying breast cancer mutations that increase your risk of having cancer.
Surgical intervention and reconstruction
Advanced breast surgery and breast reconstruction can sometimes be part of your treatment journey. Surgery is most often recommended to remove tumors from the breast; however, your surgeon will explain the various options.
Breast reconstruction is a restorative surgery available for women who have had all or part of a breast removed. Most women who have had a mastectomy are eligible for breast reconstruction. We offer several types of breast reconstruction including implant-based and flap surgery, or a combination of both.
Lymphedema screening
Lymphedema is a condition in which lymph fluid builds up in the soft tissue of your arms or legs. It can be caused by cancer. Before and after treatment, we can quickly diagnose and assess signs of lymphedema with our SOZO digital health platform. This is the world’s most advanced bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS) device and is non-invasive.
Multidisciplinary breast tumor board
Our tumor board is a multidisciplinary team of experts who meet regularly to weigh in on the best treatment plan for a patient in our care. This gives you an extra level of reassurance to help guide your decisions.
Support services
From your first appointment through every step of your breast care journey, we offer a range of support to help answer your questions, ease your anxiety, manage any treatment side effects, and improve your overall breast health. These services include:
Patient navigation
Our nurse navigators provide compassionate support to guide your journey, ease stress and, reduce potential confusion, or anxiety. The goal of every nurse navigator is for you to concentrate on your health rather than the complexities of the healthcare process.
Psychological support
We can help you find resources for your mental health, including counseling, support groups, and cosmetic and prosthesis services. Talking with a counselor or other cancer survivors can help you process and manage the psychological aspects of your disease.
Nutritional and exercise support
Experts are continuously discovering related benefits of nutrition and exercise for cancer patients. We can help you build an evidence-based diet and exercise program that will help maximize the effects of your treatment.
Survivorship planning and survivorship clinic
Our survivorship planning organizes your treatment history as well as recommended follow-ups into a plan and is given to you after treatment. To support you and your family in your survivorship, we offer psychosocial support, ongoing lymphedema screenings, nutritional support, exercise oncology, and more. Our Survivorship Clinic offers a convenient place for our breast cancer survivors to receive ongoing follow-up care.
Our location
Specialty Care, Women's Health, Cancer Care
The Sam and Grace Carvajal Comprehensive Breast Center
