Breast Cancer: Treatment and Symptom Management

Get state-of-the-science information about how breast cancer is treated, how to manage the symptoms associated with the disease and its treatment, and nursing assessment and management of oncologic emergencies. Breast Cancer: Treatment and Symptom Management offers a deep dive into all of the current treatment options for breast cancer such as radiotherapeutic, surgical, systemic, and complementary and integrative therapies, along with concurrent therapy options and breast reconstruction techniques. In-depth symptom management content, and critical nursing strategies for early assessment and management of oncologic emergencies will arm you with evidence-based and immediately applicable knowledge.

 

This course is offered on demand. Instructions on how to immediately access the course will be sent to you in an automatically generated email receipt after you register. You will enjoy continuous access for six months.

 

Breast Cancer: Treatment and Symptom Management Course Topics

• Surgical management, reconstruction, and breast restoration
• Systemic therapies (chemotherapy, endocrine, adjuvant endocrine, metastatic breast cancer, biologic therapies)
• Radiation therapy
• Symptom management for patients undergoing treatment, and for survivors
• Complementary and integrative therapies 

Expected Outcome

Upon completion of this activity, the learner will demonstrate knowledge of treatment and symptom management associated with breast cancers by achieving a post test score of at least 80%.