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Founded in October 2004, The Connie Dwyer Breast Center at Saint Michael’s Medical Center is a comprehensive, state-of-the-art facility providing expert diagnosis and treatment of breast disease and the finest breast cancer prevention, early detection, and educational outreach programs in northern New Jersey.
To help ensure early cancer detection and treatment, The Connie Dwyer Breast Center employs a host of advanced diagnostic techniques, such as high-resolution and screen breast ultrasound and breast MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging). The facility is one of the few institutions in northern New Jersey to offer digital mammography and the only one using computer imaging as a “second set of eyes” to detect minute calcifications. CAD (Computer-Aided Detection) helps identify cancer in its earliest stages, when prognosis is best. Miraluma®, a nuclear imaging technique used in conjunction with mammography, helps find cancers in women with particularly dense breast tissue. The technique was adapted for breast cancer screenings from a technology that has long been used to diagnose heart disease. Recognizing that breast cancer is a highly curable disease if early detection and multi-disciplinary care are provided, The Connie Dwyer Breast Center reaches out to more than 1,500 women annually through a series of free educational sessions and breast cancer screenings at the hospital and in the community, with outreach performed at churches, schools, community centers, and other local organizations. The Center’s mission is to provide advanced
breast care — from screening to diagnosis to treatment — for
all women, with a special focus on addressing glaring statistical disparities
in breast cancer’s impact among African-American and Hispanic women.
Too often, the illness goes undetected until it has reached an advanced
state. By increasing public awareness and promoting the importance of
regularly scheduled mammograms, the Center’s staff works to reduce
the number of stage three and stage four cancers among all patient populations. Other Specialty Services:
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