Cancer Preventive Screening

Welcome to the Inova Saville Center We know there are three main factors that contribute to increasing cancer risk: your genetic risk – or risk that is passed down through the family, your environmental exposures, and your lifestyle choices. While we often have no control over the first two factors, our choices surrounding lifestyle, including how active we are, whether we use alcohol and tobacco products, and what we eat, can play a significant role in our risk of developing cancer. No matter your risk level, we are here to help develop a customized plan to help decrease your chances of developing cancer. Wellness and Prevention Inova Saville Center offers support in the form of one-on-one consultations with a dietitian or behavioral health therapist, wellness groups and prevention programs to anyone interested in learning how to decrease their risk of developing cancer. Education and informational seminars are available to improve diet and nutrition and other challenges you may face in your wellness journey.   Request an Appointment Screening and Prevention Services At the Inova Saville Center, providers will assess each patient’s individual risk through a variety of factors, including family history, lifestyle choices, and environmental exposure. We tailor our prevention plans to each individual's needs and offer support and guidance throughout the process. Together, we can help achieve your wellness goals. We start by focusing on all three areas of potential cancer risk. Our services include detailed assessments of your risk of developing different types of cancer as well as a facility to carry out most of the cancer screening or testing you may need depending on the results of those risk assessments. Screenings or Assessments Expand Content Clinical services we provide include (but are not limited to): Breast cancer screening and management of individuals at high risk Lung cancer screening and management of individuals at high risk Prostate cancer screening Skin cancer screening Pancreatic cancer screening for those at high risk Thyroid nodule clinic Multidisciplinary clinic for those with known hereditary cancer syndromes (e.g., BRCA mutations, Lynch syndrome) Genetic counseling and testing Smoking cessation counseling Guidance from a dietitian on weight management and healthy lifestyle choices Behavioral health counseling and guidance regarding cancer risk Procedures Expand Content Procedures we perform in the Saville Center include (but are not limited to): Skin biopsies Routine screening colonoscopy and endoscopy, as needed Endoscopic ultrasound for pancreatic cancer screening, when indicated Robotic lung biopsy MRI-guided prostate biopsies Cancers We Screen Breast Cancer Breast cancer is the second-most common cancer diagnosed in American women. The American Cancer Society recommends breast cancer screening at age 45, and as early as age 40. Request an Appointment Prostate Cancer Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer. Screening is recommended at age 50 for most men, however, African American males should discuss prostste cancer screening with a doctor at 45. Request an Appointment Lung Cancer Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. Exposure to first- or secondhand cigarette smoke, radon, asbestos, and other carcinogens, or a family history of lung cancer, are risk factors. Request an Appointment Thyroid Cancer Pain and swelling in the neck, where the thyroid is located, may occur once the cancer has grown large enough. However, new technologies have made screening for smaller thyroid cancers much more effective. Request an Appointment