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Welcome to
Our NAPBC-Accredited
Breast Center
NAPBC is a collaboration
of the following national,
professional organizations:
American Board of Surgery
American Cancer Society
American College of Radiology, Commission on
Breast Imaging
American College of Radiology Imaging Network
American College of Surgeons
American Institute of Radiologic Pathology
American Society of Breast Disease
American Society of Breast Surgeons
American Society of Clinical Oncology
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
American Society for Radiation Oncology
Association of Cancer Executives
Association of Oncology Social Work
College of American Pathologists
National Cancer Registrars Association
National Consortium of Breast Centers
National Society of Genetic Counselors
Oncology Nursing Society
Society of Breast Imaging
Society of Surgical Oncology
These advocacy and
professional organizations
support the mission of
the NAPBC:*
American Cancer Society
Breastcancer.org
Inflammatory Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Kansas Cancer Partnership
National Breast Cancer Coalition
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
National Lymphedema Network
Pink-Link
Research Advocacy Network
Sharsheret
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
The Wellness Community
Translating Research Across Communities
*See NAPBC website for a complete listing.
napbc-breast.org
National Accreditation
Program for Breast Centers
633 N. Saint Clair St.
Chicago, IL 60611-3211
312-202-5785
The NAPBC is administered by the
American College of Surgeons.
ACCREDITATION
makes a difference
By receiving care at this NAPBC-accredited center you can be confident that
your breast care team includes health care professionals from a variety of
disciplines who are committed to working together to provide you with the best
care available throughout your entire course of treatment.
Why does NAPBC
accreditation matter to you?
Receiving care at this
NAPBC-accredited breast center
ensures that you will receive:
 A multidisciplinary, team approach to
coordinate the best care and treatment
options available for you.
Access to breast cancer-related information, education, and support.
Ongoing monitoring and improvement of
your care.
 Information about clinical trials and new
treatment options.
Breast cancer data collection and monitoring of
quality indicators for all subspecialties involved
in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment.
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If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with
breast cancer, you will have many issues to consider
and decisions to make. But there is one thing you
won’t have to worry about—where to find the best
possible treatment for your condition. That’s because
the best in today’s breast cancer care is available right
here at this NAPBC-accredited breast center. Your
treatment will be managed efficiently and involve a
multidisciplinary approach that includes all the breast
specialists responsible for your care.
The full range of medical services and team approach
to patient care you’ll find at this NAPBC-accredited
center ensure you will receive the best possible care.
NAPBC accreditation is granted only to those centers
that voluntarily commit to providing the best possible
care to patients. Each breast center undergoes a
rigorous evaluation and review of its performance.
To maintain accreditation, centers must monitor
compliance with the NAPBC Standards and undergo
an on-site review every three years.
Would you like to know more?
The NAPBC encourages hospitals, treatment centers,
individual physician practices, and other facilities
committed to breast health to improve the quality of
care available in their centers through breast-related
programs. These programs are concerned with:
For information on resources and services provided
by this NAPBC-accredited breast center, please
contact a staff member in this office.
For information about the NAPBC and a complete
list of NAPBC-accredited breast centers,
visit napbc-breast.org.
 Prevention
 Early detection
 Diagnosis
 Pretreatment evaluation
 Staging
 Optimal definitive treatment
 Support services
 End-of-life care
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