News release
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital and Keck Medicine of USC breast surgical oncologist, Dr. Amanda M. Woodworth, has been appointed to the American Cancer Society National Breast Cancer Roundtable Steering Committee, HMNH announced in a news release.
The ACS National Breast Cancer Roundtable Steering Committee leads collective action across the nation so every person and their support systems will know and understand breast cancer risk and screening needs, and can access timely, high-quality, and compassionate screening, diagnosis, treatment, and supportive care needed to improve their survival and quality of life, the release said.
For the past year, Woodworth has co-chaired the Roundtable’s Risk Assessment, Screening, Risk Reduction, and Early Diagnosis Priority Team, a role she will continue to fill.
In announcing Woodworth’s new position, the ACS NBCRT released a statement saying: “Dr. Woodworth’s appointment reflects her outstanding leadership, deep commitment, and alignment with our shared mission to lead collective action across the nation so that every person and their support systems will know and understand breast cancer risk and screening needs, and can access timely, high-quality, and compassionate screening, diagnosis, treatment, and supportive care needed to improve their survival and quality of life.”
“We are enormously proud of Dr. Woodworth’s appointment to this prestigious committee,” Kevin A. Klockenga, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital president and CEO, said in the release. “Her expertise and dedication to advancing breast cancer care benefits both our patients here in the Santa Clarita Valley, and individuals across the country.”
Woodworth has extensive experience as a breast surgical oncologist with Keck Medicine of USC and Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital, where she provides compassionate, leading-edge care to patients navigating breast cancer treatments, the release said.
