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Oncology... Oncology... Oncology...
Exceptional Care
throughout South Florida
KIDZ Medical Services offers a continuum of high-
quality care for newborns and children to age 18.
Our team of nearly 250 pediatric subspecialists and
obstetricians works alongside highly-trained nursing and
allied health professionals. Together, they treat patients
at many of the region’s top hospitals.
Whether your child or teen needs a consultation or
highly-specialized tertiary care, you can count on the
KIDZ Medical team to provide the necessary expertise.
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Locations in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Collier,
Lee and St. Lucie Counties
www.KidzMedical.com
14 October 2021
Cover Story: Mammograms and Breast
Cancer Screenings Save Lives
Continued from page 1 detects cancer and other conditions early
with unprecedented image quality.
Screenings • A magnetic seed localization device
The American Cancer Society recom- allows for greater accuracy and optimal
mends women between 45 to 54 years of results, helping to locate and remove
age schedule an annual mammogram, even the smallest of lesions with
and those between 40 and 44, should do unprecedented precision while facilitat-
so if they wish to. Women 55 and older ing the best cosmetic results and a better
may decide to schedule mammograms patient experience.
every two years or can continue annual- • The CyberKnife® Robotic Radio -
ly. Scheduling a mammogram can be life- surgery System, designed to treat tumors
saving. Often, women with breast cancer with pin-point accuracy, minimizing
do not have any physical symptoms, damage to surrounding healthy tissue
including pain. Detecting breast cancer and providing a pain-free, non-invasive
early, before it has spread to the lymph alternative surgery.
nodes or elsewhere, dramatically increas-
es a woman’s chance of a full recovery. In Personalized Breast Cancer
contrast, advanced breast cancer requires Treatments
more intensive treatments and leads to Most importantly, should treatment be
higher mortality rates. required, you want a multidisciplinary
Advanced Technologies medical team. At Broward Health, a team
of physicians, surgeons, medical oncolo-
In terms of detection, we’ve come a gists, radiation oncologists, reconstruc-
long way. Advanced radiation oncology tive surgeons and other specialists pool
equipment and the latest technology for their expertise to provide each patient
early detection of breast cancers is avail- with a personalized treatment approach.
able, including digital mammography, Nurses are specially trained to provide
sensory suites, contrast-enhanced mam- care to oncology patients and are certi-
mography and Tomosynthesis. These fied in cancer care through the Oncology
innovative tools enable physicians and Nursing Society. Patients should have
clinicians to better pinpoint breast can- access to a full range of support services
cer and design a customized treatment including integrative oncology special-
plan.
It is helpful to be aware of the technol- ists within rehabilitative medicine, social
work, nutritional specialists, palliative
ogy available. As an example, techni- medicine and behavioral health.
cians at Broward Health use:
Together we can beat cancer. Make
• SmartCurve™ paddles with 2D and your appointment today.
3D technology, which provides radiolo-
gists with a clearer image and gives the
patient a more comfortable experience Dr. Alia Abdulla is a Surgical Oncologist
at Broward Health. For more information,
since the paddle mimics the shape of a visit BrowardHealth.org/BeatCancer
breast. or call (954) 888-3453.
• The 128 Multi-Slice CT Scanner
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