The Breast Unit activity effectively started in 1997, with the main goal of integrating diagnosis and treatment. In 2008 the name and status changed from Breast Unit to Breast Center - Hospital São João is now an independent, multidisciplinary, one-stop centre. It is the fourth busiest Breast Center in Portugal. The Center has pre-graduate and post-graduate teaching students and all specialities residents training and working within the centre. Oral presentations, posters, and publications, as well as clinical investigation works, are also of high interests. Team members work on high-risk clinics, neo-adjuvant chemotherapy concept, senior patients (>75), axillary management and on aesthetic result of breast cancer conservative treatment. The Hospital de São João is recognized as the best Portuguese Hospital, and its Faculty of Medicine is the most requested by the Portuguese medical students. From September 2017, the Breast Centre is a EUSOMA (European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists)/Breast Centres Certification certified unit.

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BCCERT - Breast Centres Certification Expiration date: 07 February 2023
Certification document (eng lang.)

Centro de Mama - Hospital de S. João

Alameda do Prof. Hernâni Monteiro
4200-319 Porto, 
Phone: +351220919009
Fax: +351220919009
E-mail: centrodemama@chsj.min-saude.pt
Web-site: http://portal-chsj.min-saude.pt/pages/565

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Last modified: 02 July 2020

From airport:
You can reach Porto from Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport, the largest airport in the Northeast of the Iberian Peninsula. It is located 11 km from Oporto and provides connections with over 30 international destinations. Public transportation and taxis connect the airport with the city and the Breast Unit (Metro and Bus).

By train:
There are fast trains connecting Porto to the other main cities in Portugal. At Campanhã Station you can find a Metro Line connecting to São João Hospital.

By bus or sub-way/underground:
There is a subway line arriving at S. João Hospital, from the airport and the train station. There are several buses arriving at S. João Hospital from all city areas.

By car:
The main road accesses are the Porto/Lisboa highway, the IP 4 linking Vila Real and Bragança, the A3 linking Porto and Braga as well as the IC 1 and IC 24.