Breast Clinic and breast cancer care
Our service provides world-leading care and support for the quick assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of breast cancer.
About the Breast Clinic
Breast cancer is most common in women who are aged 50 or over, but it still affects many women of all ages. In the UK, around 55,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. At Cromwell Hospital, our breast cancer care service is led by the best breast cancer surgeons in London who are supported by a team of dedicated breast cancer care nurse specialists.
We offer a full pathway for the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer and other breast conditions. If you are worried about breast cancer symptoms, our rapid-access breast care diagnostic pathway offers same and next-day appointments with a breast cancer specialist. Your consultation, mammogram, ultrasound and biopsy (if required) can take place on the same day to give you a quick diagnosis.
Our breast cancer care multidisciplinary team meets fortnightly to discuss each breast cancer diagnosis. This means all cases are reviewed by a team of breast cancer specialists in London, to ensure the best possible treatment and care.
Our breast cancer specialists treat a range of conditions, including:
- breast cancer
- breast abnormalities
- breast pain (mastalgia)
- nipple discharge
- male breast concerns
- benign breast lumps fibroadenoma)
- lymphoedema
Rapid breast care diagnostic pathway
Our rapid-access breast care diagnostic pathway offers same and next-day appointments with leading breast cancer surgeons in London. Radiology, mammography, and even biopsies can be completed during the initial consultation and in many cases, results provided that same day.
Diagnostic services include:
- mammogram
- ultrasound
- breast biopsy
Breast cancer treatments
Our breast cancer surgeons provide a range of treatments, including:
- mastectomy (simple or double)
- chemotherapy
- radiotherapy
- DIEP flap reconstruction
- breast reconstruction and conserving surgery
Your treatment will be complemented by our Holistic Care Clinic, which provides supportive services such as cancer counselling, physiotherapy, and nutritional advice.
A mastectomy is an operation to remove a breast and is an effective treatment for breast cancer. During a radical mastectomy, the entire breast is removed, as well as the lymph nodes in the armpit. The aim is to remove any cancerous tissues from your breast and surrounding areas, preventing the cancer from returning or spreading.
During a simple mastectomy, your surgeon will remove all of the breast and most of the skin covering it, while preserving the surrounding chest muscles and lymph nodes. The aim is to remove any cancerous tissues, preventing the cancer from returning or spreading.
After a mastectomy, your surgeon may be able to use body tissue taken from elsewhere on your body to reconstruct the shape of your breast. One such procedure is deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) flap reconstruction, so-called because it uses a ‘flap’ of muscle, usually taken from your belly.
Why choose us for breast cancer care?
Expert consultants
Your care will be lead by an expert breast consultant and supported by a dedicated breast care nurse specialist, with female consultants and radiographers.
Multidisciplinary care
Our multidisciplinary team (MDT), which includes surgeons, nurses, and physiotherapists, will design a treatment and recovery plan specifically tailored for you.
Leading-edge treatments
We utilise the latest medical technology to ensure the best treatment outcomes, including access to Europe’s most advanced oncology pathway and genetic testing.
Holistic care
We provide a wide range of supportive services through our Holistic Care Clinic, including counselling, physiotherapy, and a prosthesis, wig, and bra-fitting service.
Clinical interests: Breast surgery, breast reconstruction, endocrine surgey, gynaecomastia, and retrosternal goitres.
Languages spoken: Arabic/English
Clinical interests: Oncoplastic reconstructive breast surgery, implant-based reconstruction and therapeutic/reduction mammoplasty, contralateral symmetrisation and revisional surgery, benign and developmental surgery, and nipple and duct surgery.
Languages spoken: English
Clinical interests: Breast Cancer, One Stop Breast Clinics, Cosmetic breast surgery including breast implants, breast reduction and asymmetry correction, Male breast problems
Languages spoken: Bengali/English/Hindi/Tamil/Urdu
Clinical interests: Diagnosis and management of benign breast diseases; breast cancer management; breast augmentation; oncoplastic breast surgery; reconstructive breast surgery; biomesh based breast reconstruction; breast implant surgery; complex corrective breast surgery; breast reduction surgery; surgery for gynaecomastia; day case general surgery procedures.
Languages spoken: Bengali/English/Hindi/Urdu
Clinical interests: Oncoplastic breast cancer surgery; breast cancer risk assessment; breast reconstruction; mastectomy and therapeutic mastectomy; lumpectomy; breast radiology.
Languages spoken: Cantonese/Chinese/English/Malay/Mandarin
Mr Giles Davies
/ Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon and Director of Breast Surgery
General surgery, Breast surgery
Clinical interests: Breast cancer surgery, breast reconstruction, and aesthetic breast surgery.
Languages spoken: English
Clinical interests: All procedures in breast surgery (including sentinel node biopsy, breast reconstruction, and intra-operative radiotherapy) and breast cancer, including second opinions, surgical oncology, and melanoma.
Languages spoken: English/French/Greek/Italian/Spanish
Ms Jennifer Hu
/ Consultant Oncoplastic and Reconstructive Breast Surgeon
General surgery, Breast surgery
Clinical interests: Rapid Diagnostic Breast Clinic/One Stop Breast Clinic and breast radiology; management of benign and malignant breast disease; expertise in family history of breast cancer, including main stream genetics; breast surgery – diagnostic, benign and cancer, and risk-reducing surgery; oncoplastic breast conservation surgery, including image guidance using wires and marker seeds; partial breast reconstruction using local thoracic flaps (LICAPs, MICAPS, AICAPS, TDAPs, LCAPs); mastectomy (skin and nipple sparing); and reconstruction with implants and pedicled myocutaneous flap, sentinel lymph node biopsy, targeted axillary dissection and axillary clearance.
Languages spoken: Cantonese/English
Clinical interests: Breast surgery, breast cancer surgery, breast augmentation, breast reduction, breast reconstruction, oncoplastic breast surgery, breast asymmetry, congenital breast deformity, mammoplasty, breast conservation surgery, DIEP flap, autologous breast reconstruction and augmentation
Languages spoken: English
Clinical interests: Breast disorders including benign and non-benign cancer, Thyroid and Parathyroid disorders, and early diagnosis of cancers (particularly in different ethnic groups).
Languages spoken: English/Punjabi
Paying for your treatment
We welcome both self-paying and insured patients.
Self-pay patients
We offer several ways for patients to self-pay, including pay-as-you-go and self-pay packages.
Insured patients
At Cromwell Hospital, we accept private health insurance from most major providers, including AXA, Aviva, Bupa, and Vitality.
Our locations
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