Breast Cancer With Dr. Nicole Melchior, Penn Medicine, Virtua Health Cancer Program

Nicole Michalik and Marisa Magnatta talk about breast cancer with Dr. Nicole Melchior, a breast surgeon at Virtua Health and part of the Penn Medicine | Virtua Cancer Program, based in South Jersey. Breast Cancer Care at Virtua Virtua provides the latest preventive, diagnostic, and treatment options to maintain breast health and treat benign breast disease or breast cancer. The discovery of a suspicious breast lump or area requires further testing for an accurate diagnosis. Regular primary care checkups, monthly breast self-exams, annual clinical breast exams, and mammograms are KEY essentials for breast health. Virtua helps you make your breast health a priority. Dr. Nicole Melchior helped to shed some light on this very important topic, as well as giving tips for those who may be worried about their risk factors. Some of the topics discussed include: You specialize in treating breast cancer, but let’s start with cancer prevention. Should every woman be getting yearly mammograms? What about Self-Exams? How often should we be doing those? What if you’ve been told that you have dense Breasts? Is there a different test than a mammogram? What about if you have breast implants? Should you still do a mammogram? I’ve heard about a risk calculator for breast cancer. Earlier this year, Olivia Munn was in the news because her doctor had her complete a breast cancer risk calculator, which led to her getting more tests and finding breast cancer. Is the risk calculator something that we should all be taking? Can you give us a few of the risk factors? If someone has a suspicious mammogram finding, what should they know about the next steps in choosing a breast cancer program? https://vimeo.com/1005858712 If you or someone you know is concerned about breast health, check out this breast cancer risk assessment from the National Cancer Institute. Learn more at Virtua Health.