Avera Breast Center

The Avera Breast Center in Sioux Falls, SD, provides comprehensive care, education and support from screening and diagnosis, to treatment, survivorship and beyond. It's all part of our commitment to be the best choice for breast health services. Avera Breast Center is ready to help you reach the most important distinction of all: A healthier you.

Screening & Early Detection

Did you know that one in eight U.S. women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime? If detected early, it is very treatable. There are some factors that can increase your risk, including:

• A family history of breast cancer
• Age 40 or older
• Being overweight
• Alcohol consumption
• Breast density

Talk to your doctor about the best breast cancer screening plan for you, given your age and patient history.

Avera offers digital and 3-D mammograms, which detect changes in the breast that may indicate early signs of cancer too small or subtle to be felt by self-exams. When additional testing is needed, Avera has a full range of breast imaging technology, including contrast enhanced spectral mammography (CESM), breast ultrasound, breast MRI and more.

You can request a mammogram appointment in Sioux Falls using our secure online form, or by calling 605-322-7465.

• Avera Breast Center locations in Sioux Falls include:
  • Avera Medical Group McGreevy 7th Avenue, 1200 S. 7th Ave.
  • Prairie Center, Suite 330, 1000 E. 23rd St.
  • Avera Medical Group McGreevy 69th & Western, 1910 W. 69th St.
  • Avera Medical Group McGreevy 69th & Cliff, 6215 S. Cliff Ave.
  • Avera Breast Center, 2100 S. Marion Road, Suite 305
  • A mobile mammography unit travels to various locations

Comprehensive Breast Services

Avera’s breast program includes numerous resources including:

• Cancer Second Opinion
• High-Risk Breast Cancer Prevention Clinic
• Complimentary wig program consultant
• Education and outreach
• Integrative therapies including movement therapy and massage
• Expert chemotherapy and biotherapy, and radiation therapy including IORT
• "Look Good, Feel Better" and the Cancer Fitness Program
• Nutrition counseling
• Specialized surgeons proficient in innovative breast cancer surgical procedures such as breast reconstruction, Hidden Scar™, lumpectomy, mastectomy, oncoplasty and sentinel node
• Spiritual support
• Support groups
• "Time to Heal" support and survivorship programs
• Wellness programs

Breast Navigators

When you’re new to your breast cancer journey, it helps to have someone there guiding you through the process. That's why we team each of our patients with a certified breast patient navigator. Our navigators serve as a knowledgeable, supportive guide from initial screening and diagnosis — by mammogram, ultrasound, MRI, or CESM — through treatment and follow-up care.

In the initial abnormal screening phase, our certified breast radiology tech navigators can answer your questions about your screening results, follow up imaging appointments and biopsies.

Our breast cancer patient navigators are certified nurse practitioners who provide education and support in every phase of treatment. When you talk with your navigator, you can feel confident she is committed to understanding your unique needs and will assist you during your specific care plan.

Discussions with our breast navigators allow you to weigh treatment options in a compassionate environment with an experienced professional.

Work at Avera

Join Avera, the Upper Midwest's health care leader, for an inspiring and exciting career. Search the possibilities below:

• All Avera jobs
• Physician practice openings
• Professional medical education

Avera also offers many classes for health care professionals and other opportunities for health care professionals, including programs for pharmacy residency, radiologic technology and emergency medical services.