Description
Objectives:
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
1. Identify individuals at risk of developing breast cancer, including lifestyle issues (nulliparity, weight gain, physical inactivity, alcohol, breast density) and non-modifiable risk factors (age, genetics).
2. Understand the current screening guidelines (Mammogram, ultrasounds, CT scans) and how to interpret the results. (Bi-RADs categories and breast density).
3. Describe the surgical and radiologic pathologies such as non-invasive breast cancer, (DCIS, LCIS) and invasive ductal and lobular carcinomas and the significance of “receptor status” (ER, PR, HER2).
4. Discuss the terms “grading and staging” of breast cancers including grading (the aggressiveness of the tumour) and the staging (the extent of the tumour–lymph nodes, or metastatic disease) in determining prognosis and treatment plans.
5. Identify the various treatment options, including surgical options (or not), systemic therapies such as chemotherapy, hormone therapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy and radiation therapy for invasive and metastatic breast cancer.
Description:
Breast cancer is the #1 cancer in women, with a rate well over twice that of second-ranking lung cancer. Breast cancer incidence rates have increased slowly since the mid-2000s, mostly due to early diagnosis of localized-stage and hormone receptor-positive disease. The rate increased by 1% per year overall during 2013-2022, with a faster increase in women younger than 50 years; with an increase 1.4% vs. 0.7% per year in those 50 years and older. Join Barb Bancroft RN MSN PNP for more facts on incidence, screening and treatment in an illuminating session on Breast Cancer. Why join this webinar? Nurses and health care professionals serve as the critical bridge between the complex medical screening, diagnostic procedures, treatments and the patient’s lived experience. With breast cancer therapies evolving rapidly—from genetic screening protocols to targeted immunotherapies—we need up-to-date clinical knowledge to answer patient questions accurately and understand the decision making at each point in the cancer journey.
Who Should Attend?:
• Acute Care Nurses in All Areas
• New Oncology Nurses; Palliative Care Nurses; Geriatric Nurses
• Primary Care, Home & Community Health Nurses; Tele-Health Nurses
• Nurse Practitioners, Transition, Outpost & Occupational Health Nurses
• Pharmacists, Dieticians, Medical Social Workers, Allied Oncology Staff
Barb Bancroft, RN, MSN, PNP
Barb Bancroft is a widely acclaimed nursing teacher who has taught courses on Advanced Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, and Physical Assessment to both graduate and undergraduate students. Also certified as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, she has held faculty positions at the University of Virginia, the University of Arkansas, Loyola University of Chicago, and St. Xavier University of Chicago. Barb is known for her extensive knowledge of pathophysiology and as one of the most dynamic nursing speakers in North America today. Delivering her material with equal parts of evidence based practise, practical application, and humour, she has taught numerous seminars on clinical and health maintenance topics to healthcare professionals, including the Association for Practitioners for Infection Control, The Emergency Nurses’ Association, the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, and more.
