Posts Tagged ‘breast cancer’
Inova Breast Care Center at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Approved by the NAPBC
Media Contact: Rita Wakefield, 703-664-7109 Three Year Accreditation Demonstrates Commitment to Quality Patient Care Alexandria, VA (July 19, 2013) – Inova Mount Vernon Hospital has been granted a three-year/Full accreditation designation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a program administered by the American College of Surgeons. Accreditation by the NAPBC is only…
Read MoreSurvivors Offering Support
Inova offers free support for newly diagnosed breast cancer patients Falls Church VA – (May 30, 2013) – Inova is proud to offer a new support program for newly diagnosed breast cancer patients. Survivors offering Support (SOS) brings together those newly diagnosed with trained volunteer mentors. These mentors, all breast cancer survivors themselves, provide knowledge,…
Read MoreRegions First Lymph Node Transplant at Inova Featured on ABC7
(January 31, 2013) – Alexandria resident Viola Karbo receives first regional lymph node transplant at Inova. She beat breast cancer and now hopes the transplant will end her struggle with lymphedema. She’s excited about getting back to her life! ABC7‘s Gail Huff, spoke with her surgeons Dr. Mark Venturi and Dr. Alex Mesbahi, about the…
Read MoreInova Performs First Regional Lymph Node Transplant
Gives new lease on life to woman with Lymphedema FALLS CHURCH, VA – (January 24, 2013) – The Inova Breast Care Institute performed the first lymph node transplant in the region. This groundbreaking procedure was performed by Drs. Alex Mesbahi and Mark Venturi at Inova Fairfax Hospital. Alexandria resident Viola Karbo was the first recipient…
Read MoreWant to know how you can help in the breast cancer fight?
Become a Mentor with the Survivors Offering Support (SOS) team at Inova FALLS CHURCH, VA – (December 10, 2012) – Survivors Offering Support (SOS), an all-volunteer network of women who have battled breast cancer, is looking for mentors for the new Inova that matches newly diagnosed women with trained mentors who are breast cancer survivors.…
Read MoreStatement from Inova Breast Care Center
Journal of American Medical Association publishes results of breast cancer study, which questions lymph node removal Statement from Inova Breast Care Center – (February 9, 2011) Certainly the results of the recent study reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association, which found a subset of patients who did not have additional lymph nodes…
Read MoreStatement from Inova Breast Care Center
The Journal of American Medical Association publishes results of breast cancer study, which reported that there is no agreed upon guidelines for the need of a second lumpectomy
Read MoreInova Breast Care Institute at Inova Fairfax Hospital Named an Accredited Breast Care Center
Hospital One of the First in Region to Earn Recognition Falls Church, VA – (July 13, 2009) — The Inova Breast Care Institute at Inova Fairfax Hospital is one of the first in the D.C. region to earn a three-year accreditation in breast care from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), part of the…
Read MoreResearch Finds New Options For Women with Stage IV Breast Cancer
Breakthrough Brings Physicians Closer to Developing Customized Cancer Treatments Falls Church, VA – (May 29, 2009) — Researchers at Inova Fairfax Hospital led a study that gives Stage IV breast cancer patients new treatment options. This breakthrough brings physicians one step closer to developing customized and targeted cancer treatments for their patients. The results of the…
Read MoreInova’s Life With Cancer Program Partners With Panera Bread For National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
FALLS CHURCH, VA – (October 15, 2008) – Inova Health System’s Life with Cancer® program has partnered with Panera Bread for the month of October in the fight against breast cancer. All Panera Bread locations in Northern Virginia will donate a portion of their Pink Ribbon Bagel® sales to the program. “The financial support of Panera’s…
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