NAVIGATING THE BREAST CANCER JOURNEY, PART 2: TREATMENT AND RESOURCES

Course overview

Breast cancer is the most common cancer, excluding skin, cancer that women may have to face in their lifetimes. Approximately one in eight women (12%) will have a lifetime probability of developing breast cancer. It will touch the lives of most health professionals of various disciplines, either personally or professionally. Healthcare professionals as a team can be excellent sources of information and support to patients and their significant others during every phase of the disease continuum. For example, patients may experience a high level of anxiety during the prediagnostic period. Healthcare professionals across disciplines can help these patients by keeping them informed about what to expect. This two-part series on breast cancer discusses the risk factors, diagnostics and treatments.