Walker Breast Program
The Walker Breast Program is Florida’s longest continuously accredited comprehensive community hospital cancer program and the Big Bend region's only accredited breast program by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC). The Walker Breast Program provides patients in the Big Bend region personalized, comprehensive and compassionate care for breast health. Offering a wide range of services, patients have access to advanced screenings for preventive care, diagnostics and testing, state-of-the-art treatments, as well as breast health education and support programs, all conveniently located on TMH’s campus.
Breast Clinic
The Walker Breast Program’s new multidisciplinary Breast Clinic, located at the Tallahassee Memorial Cancer Center, streamlines weeks of appointments into a single visit.
This compressed timeline means patients receive treatment faster by bringing all of the medical experts together in a single location to create an integrated treatment plan customized to each patient’s unique case. The multidisciplinary Breast Clinic is the newest expansion of the Walker Breast Program and brings a care model to Tallahassee that is typically only seen at nationally-recognized cancer hospitals.
What to Expect
Providing our community with an incomparable level of care in a more efficient treatment process, the Breast Clinic brings medical providers together to review each referred case and formulate an individualized plan of care. During the single day appointment, patients meet surgeons and are provided lunch while the multidisciplinary team meets to formulate a plan of care. Patients then meet with providers, who are recommended as part of the patient’s individualized plan of care, during the multidisciplinary team meeting. Delivering a more effective treatment process and streamlining various appointments into one day, allows patients ample access to their medical team for clear communication between providers and patients.
The services offered through the clinic are led by two of TMH’s surgeons, Shelby Blank, MD, Brett M. Howard, MD, and Oncology Administrator, Kathy Brooks, and are supported by a highly skilled team, including registered nurses, dietitians, surgeons, radiation oncologists, medical oncologists, radiologists, pathologists and plastic surgeons. A dedicated nurse navigator also coordinates all aspects of a patient’s care, from the initial Breast Clinic visit and evaluation through treatment and recovery, including follow-up consultations.
Contact Information & Directions
Breast Clinic
Tallahassee Memorial Cancer Center
1775 One Healing Place
Tallahassee, FL 32308
850-431-ICAN(4226)
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Mammography Clinic
The Sharon Ewing Walker Mammography Clinic is the only program in the Big Bend region recognized as a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology (ACR) and accredited by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC).
We offer a full array of diagnostic services for the detection breast cancer - with early detection, breast cancer can be caught sooner. This means a better chance of remission and survival.
The team at Tallahassee Memorial has adopted the American College of Radiology Breast Imaging guidelines to provide direction to patients and clinicians on the use of imaging to screen and evaluate breast disease.
Amenities
We designed the facility to offer our patients a warm, relaxing environment with private changing rooms, comfortable cloth robes and individual attention from the medical team.
Contact Information & Directions
Sharon Ewing Walker Mammography Clinic
1401 Centerville Road, Suite #700
Tallahassee, FL 32308
850-431-LIFE (5433)
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Parking is available at the P6 parking lot from Medical Drive. Please note this lot is designated for outpatient appointments, overnight parking is not permitted in this lot.
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Valet Parking
For patients with an appointment at the Mammography Clinic, valet parking is available at the main entrance of the M.T. Mustian Center. Enter the P6 parking lot from Medical Drive.
Prosthesis Boutique
At the Breast Prosthesis Boutique at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, we offer bras and breast forms for post-mastectomy, lumpectomy surgeries, reconstruction and reduction symmetry, as well as other breast anomalies. We are accredited in mastectomy fittings with the American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics, & Pedorthics, Inc.
We recognize that every woman is different as is their need for mastectomy bras and prostheses. We offer a large selection of breast prostheses with different shapes and sizes to best fit your needs. We also carry a wide variety of mastectomy bras for comfort and support while focusing on your lifestyle and personal taste.
Insurance covers silicone prostheses, weighted foam forms and mastectomy bras after breast surgeries. Our staff will gladly assist you in verification of your insurance coverage. We will also file your claim for these products. Through donations from area organizations, we often have funds available to assist those who do not have insurance.
We provide one-on-one fitting consultations with kind and caring professionals. Our goal is to assist you as you learn about the products and services that will support you in life’s journey. Our staff includes certified mastectomy fitters with 14 years combined experience.
Fittings are by appointment only. Appointments are required in order to have adequate time with each client to meet their individual needs. Prescriptions are required for all items billed to insurance. We are happy to request a prescription from your physician on your behalf.
We are proud to provide a pleasant and private setting for your visits. The spacious “at home” feel of our fitting room allows you to be comfortable while making decisions concerning your outward appearance and inner spirit.
Contact Information & Directions
Tallahassee Memorial Breast Prosthesis Boutique
Tallahassee Memorial Cancer Center
1775One Healing Place
Tallahassee, FL 32308
850-431-4897
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Lymphedema Therapy
Lymphedema is a condition that happens to some cancer patients in which excess fluid collects in tissue and causes swelling in the arm.
While there is no cure for lymphedema, proper treatment can reduce the swelling and return the arm back to normal or near normal size. Secondary lymphedema can be caused by lymph node removal surgery and/or radiation therapy. This is the number one type of lymphedema in the United States.
The best approach is to be educated on what can cause lymphedema as well as the daily management techniques for those who have lymphedema and those who are at risk for developing lymphedema.
Contact Information
The expert team at Tallahassee Memorial is specially trained to identify and treat lymphedema through physical therapy and education so patients can continue therapy at home. For more information about lymphedema therapy, call 850-431-ICAN (4226).
