It’s the appointment that could save your life. Regular screening for breast cancer is the most important step women can take to protect themselves from a disease that kills an average of 173 women in New Hampshire every year, according to the state Department of Health and Human Services.
The Granite State is also home to nearly 18,000 breast cancer survivors.
“Most breast cancers (76 percent) are found in the early stages, when treatment is more likely to be successful,” according to a fact sheet at dhhs.nh.gov.
Read about the ground-breaking clinical trials underway in New Hampshire and providers who offer state-of-the art screening technology.
A promising multi-site clinical trial that has just opened at lead site Dartmouth Cancer Center looks to bring an innovative treatment strategy to one of the most challenging forms of breast cancer.
As a fully accredited Breast Center of Excellence, we offer the highest standard of care in breast ultrasound, breast MRI and mammography.
A cancer diagnosis of any kind is concerning, but when you hear that you have stage-four breast cancer, it can feel like a death sentence.
According to the American Cancer Society, about 1 in 8 women in the United States will develop breast cancer.
Dartmouth Cancer Center, renowned for its comprehensive breast cancer research, offers nearly 20 clinical trials in this area alone, addressing needs from surgical innovations to testing new drugs.
