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Innovative Breast Cancer Care In Westchester: A Discussion On New Technology Innovative Breast Cancer Care In Westchester: A Discussion On New Technology
Innovative Breast Cancer Care In Westchester: A Discussion On New Technology Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers among American women, affecting one in eight. Although it is associated with a host of risk factors, like heredity, most newly diagnosed breast cancer patients have no risk factors. What’s more, only 5 percent to 10 percent of breast cancers are attributed to abnormal genes passing from parent to child. Nevertheless, a diagnosis of breast cancer, or even just the suspicion of it, can cause anxiety and fear. Alice Police, MD, FACS, a surgical oncologist and the new regional director of breast surgery for the Northwell Health Breast Care Centers,…
Surgeon Alice Police, Breast Cancer 'Game-Changer,' Joins Phelps Hospital Surgeon Alice Police, Breast Cancer 'Game-Changer,' Joins Phelps Hospital
Surgeon Alice Police, Breast Cancer 'Game-Changer,' Joins Phelps Hospital Renowned breast surgeon Alice M. Police, MD, FACS, has joined the Northwell Health Cancer Institute as regional director of breast surgery in Westchester County.  Widely recognized as a "game-changer" in the surgical treatment of breast cancer, Dr. Police is now accepting patients at the Northwell Health Cancer Institute at Phelps Hospital in Sleepy Hollow and The Breast Institute at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, further strengthening the comprehensive teams of medical, surgical and radiation oncologists at both facilities. Based on her patients’ needs, Dr. Police …