Northwest Arkansas Breast Care Specialists - Christopher Menendez, MD FACS

06/12/2024

We have moved our clinic to a new location! We are located at Willow Creek, and our new number is 479-757-1760.

5501 Willow Creek Drive, Suite 202.

01/16/2024

Our office and clinic will remain closed tomorrow, but plan to be open for normal clinic hours on Wednesday. Stay safe!

10/07/2023

Fayetteville High School HOSA-Future Health Professionals local chapter officers coordinated with Dr. Christopher Menendez, M.D., F.A.C.S. and Breast Surgeon at NWA Breast Care Specialists, to speak to members this month, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Dr. Menendez gave a presentation geared toward high school students about breast cancer awareness and prevention. Students also had the opportunity to ask Dr. Menendez questions about his career and how to prepare for future medical employment opportunities. Mrs. Cox is the HOSA advisor at FHS.
Fayetteville High School Fayetteville Public Schools Arkansas HOSA Northwest Arkansas Breast Care Specialists - Christopher Menendez, MD FACS

09/24/2023

For your convenience, we are offering some upcoming Saturday Mammography Clinic dates.

Please call to schedule at (479)442-6266.

09/07/2023

Vote for Dr. Menendez, your favorite breast surgical oncologist, for the Citiscapes Best of NWA for 2023! Scroll down to the “Oncology” section and type in his name or NWA Breast Care and our clinic name should pop up automatically. You can vote for other categories too, like best BBQ spot…(Dr Menendez loves Wright’s! 😉)

http://www.bestofnwar.com

07/25/2023

11/10/2022

We still have spaces available for our next Art for Connection class. Join in!

10/25/2022

Thank you to Northwest Arkansas Breast Care Specialists - Christopher Menendez, MD FACS, board certified fellowship-trained breast surgeon, for speaking to members of the Rogers Adult Wellness Center about the facts and myths of breast cancer.

is a great time to get your mammogram. Visit https://bit.ly/3N4xZVk to request an appointment.

10/14/2022

Another question I hear from patients is a simple one, but very hard to answer. "How did I get breast cancer?" The best way to answer this is that there is not one "cause" of breast cancer. Mostly there are risk factors that are well defined, such as increasing age, hormones, family history, etc. But there is not one direct cause for most breast cancers. Honestly, the best answer is probably genetics. At the core, cancers occur due to genetic alterations that then allow cancer cells to replicate and grow in an uncontrolled manner. Either those genetic alterations, or mutation, are inherited, or acquired in life. The real question is, what causes or triggers the genes in your body to change, allowing cancers to develop? Science is getting closer to answering this question, but for now, know your risk factors, and stay vigilant.

10/07/2022

Now that it is breast cancer awareness month, I thought I would dive into the month with quick updates on advancements in the field of breast oncology, surgery, treatment, etc, and maybe even a video Q and A session. I'm always asked to stay in touch with our followers, so here goes...

I'll start off with a quick one, based on a common question I hear from my patients. Why do they have to smash my breast so hard during my mammogram?!? Good question...

The answer lies in the tissue that is inside one's breast. The breast is made up of several layers of glandular tissue that can easily overlap upon itself internally. Often times the lumps that women feel can be these glands that overlap. The compression during a mammogram smooths out these layers and takes away any overlap, thus making the image much clearer. Basically, a mammogram with little or no compression would not be useful, and would make it very difficult to see any subtle changes that might indicate a possible cancer. So, the more compression, the better the image quality for the mammogram.

Stay tuned for more updates to come...