MD Anderson’s Nellie B. Connally Breast Center is named for a fierce breast cancer advocate and former First Lady of Texas. With Nellie in mind, we strive to treat each breast cancer patient with personalized attention, the best diagnosis and treatment options, and follow-up care to maximize your life after cancer.
We are one of the largest breast cancer centers in the United States, treating 40,000 patients a year. This gives us a level of experience that is second to none. Our team of experts uses this knowledge to create highly specialized treatment plans for all types and stages of breast cancer.
MD Anderson’s approach to breast cancer is more than just treatment. The Breast Center offers genetic testing and counseling for women with a family history of breast cancer. Your care team also includes skilled plastic surgeons that can make you look and feel normal again with the latest breast reconstruction procedures.
We treat all types of breast cancer, including:
- Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)
- HER2-positive breast cancer
- Hormone receptor-positive/ER-positive breast cancer
- Inflammatory breast cancer
- Invasive lobular carcinoma
- Male breast cancer
- Metaplastic breast cancer
- Paget disease of the breast
- Triple-negative breast cancer
- Breast cancers caused by BRCA genetic mutations
- Breast cancer during pregnancy
The world’s best cancer doctors are at MD Anderson. They give you the best chance of survival.
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Nellie B. Connally Breast Center
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Nellie B. Connally Breast Center
The Nellie B. Connally Breast Center is located in the Mays Clinic, Floor 5, near Elevator U. At your first appointment, please check in at the front desk. There, a patient access coordinator will greet you and ask you to fill out forms related to your visit.
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