Breast Cancer:
Expert Care at WellSpan
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It’s estimated that 1 in every 8 women will develop breast cancer within her lifetime. In 2016, approximately 246,660 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in women in the US. When breast cancer is found early, the 5-year survival rate is almost 100 percent. That’s why leading-edge screening technology that allows for better, more accurate detection is critical.
WellSpan provides a full array of programs and services to help women keep up with issues impacting their breast health.
Prevention & Diagnostic Services
Treatment Services
Cancer Care at WellSpan Health
Facts about breast cancer in the United States
Breast Cancer Services
WellSpan Cancer Care
WellSpan Health offers our region the most extensive network of community-based cancer centers, bringing a coordinated approach to meeting your physical, emotional, financial and social needs. Our centers are conveniently located in Ephrata, Gettysburg, Hanover, Lebanon and York.
Now, through a collaboration with the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, WellSpan Cancer Centers are working with one of the nation’s leaders in research and innovation to help you fight cancer.
Collaboration Benefits
This collaboration brings the following benefits to individuals living with cancer across central Pennsylvania:
For WellSpan oncology specialists, the collaboration offers:
Why Choose WellSpan Cancer Care?
Convenience
A focus on the whole person and all aspects of cancer
Close collaboration among cancer specialists and primary care physicians
To find a WellSpan Cancer Specialist, call:
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Meet Our Cancer Specialists
GENERAL AND PLASTIC & RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGEONS
Timothy McKee, MD
Gettysburg
Breast surgeons remove part or all of the breast(s) of patients who are either suspected of having cancer (for diagnostic purposes) or who have cancer.
Hooman Soltanian, MD
York
Barbara Klatchko, MD
Lebanon
RADIATION ONCOLOGY
Radiation oncologists specialize in treating cancer through radiation therapy. The oncologist selects the most effective radiation technique, for each particular patient, to destroy abnormal (cancer) cells while sparing the normal surrounding tissue.
Gregory Fortier, MD
York
Lesley Hughes, MD
Ephrata
Whoon Jong Kil, MD
Chambersburg, Gettysburg
Amit Shah, MD
York
Reena Pramanik, DO
York
Robena Medbery, MD
Lebanon
Ori Shokek, MD
York
Michael Watson, MD
Hanover
Sherif Yacoub, MD
Gettysburg
MEDICAL ONCOLOGY
Medical oncologists specialize in diagnosing cancer and treating it with medicine, drugs which include chemotherapy, biologic and immune therapies and hormones. A medical oncologist designs and coordinates treatment plans.
Ikechukwu Akunyili, MD
Gettysburg
Neenos Al-Noor, MD
Lebanon
Karla Ludwig, MD
Lebanon
Uzoma Nwakuche, MD
Gettysburg
Robert Rice, MD
Gettysburg, Hanover
Medical oncology services in York are provided by Cancer Care Associates of York.
SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
Surgical oncologists remove non-cancerous tissue for patients with high risk of cancer in the future; remove areas of suspicious tissue for testing and evaluation for cancer; and remove and destroy tissue determined to be cancerous.
Dennis Johnson, MD
York
Steven Pandelidis, MD
York
Jillian Smith, MD
York
Benjamin Smith, MD
Gettysburg
Felice Moody, MD
Ephrata
So Hyang Park, MD
Ephrata
Heather Portaro, MD
Ephrata and Lebanon