Breast Cancer: Treatment
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Free Trial CoursesOutline:INTRODUCTION 1. Course Information 2. Interface Tour 3. Course Overview PROGNOSIS 4. Objectives 5. Staging 6. Patient Prognosis 7. Estrogen Receptor Status 8. Other Prognostic Factors 9. Quality of Life 10. Prophylactic Mastectomy 11. Chemoprevention 12. Progress Check TREATMENT BY CANCER STAGE 13. Objectives | Objectives:Discuss general indicators of prognosis, including age of patient, stage of disease, and estrogen-receptor (ER) status of tumor Discuss how different treatments impact quality of life Describe two prophylactic treatments that may be used to prevent breast cancer in high-risk women Determine when and where surgery should be used Explain how radiotherapy is used as both a palliative and a curative tool Describe the mechanisms of action of hormone therapies List the types of chemical agents used in chemotherapy List and understand the mechanisms of commonly used targeted therapies Describe the standard recommended treatments for the different stages of breast cancer Determine the best treatment option for a pre-menopausal woman with stage IIA breast cancer Use knowledge of current diagnostic techniques to develop a diagnostic plan that takes into account both the efficacy of various procedures and the invasiveness of those procedures Apply knowledge of gravidity to assess the statistical likelihood of pre-menopausal breast cancer development Determine the best treatment option for a premenopausal woman with HER-2+ breast cancer Contrast the common standard of HER-2+ breast cancer treatment 10 years ago with options available today Formulate a treatment plan based not only on a patient????????????s medical status, but also on her current living situation Use knowledge of current diagnostic techniques to develop a diagnostic plan that takes into account both the efficacy of various procedures and the invasiveness of those procedures Formulate a treatment plan for a post-menopausal patient initially diagnosed with stage IIlA breast cancer who shows symptoms of metastatic bone disease one year into standard chemotherapy Develop second- and third-line therapy plans for a patient who shows disease progression on standard treatment | |
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