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Key concepts covered include:
By the end of this module, you should be able to:
- List the indications and factors to consider for primary surgery in breast cancer.
- Identify the various surgical options for the breast itself.
- Identify the options for surgical management of the axilla.
- Explain and recognise the complications of breast surgery.
- Understand post-op management.
- To know the up-to-date evidence for the hormonal, biological, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy treatments available for early and locally advanced breast cancer.
- To know the up-to-date evidence for the treatment of DCIS.
- Understand the variety of treatment options that exist for chemoprevention in high-risk groups.
- Understand the process and rationale for the screening of breast cancer, including women at increased risk.
- Know how to perform the triple assessment of breast pathology.
- Have an appreciation of imaging techniques used in breast disease including indications, limitations, and their role in staging.
- Understand the indications for different biopsy techniques for breast tissue diagnosis including FNA, core biopsy, vacuum-assisted mamotomy, and open surgical biopsy.
- Understand the MDT process and the correlation of pathology results with clinical and imaging findings.
- To appreciate the various breast reconstructions available to the United Kingdom.
- To understand the process and subsequent management of breast cancer patients in breast reconstruction.
- To know the potential complications of breast reconstruction.
- To be aware of the impact on quality of life post-breast-reconstruction.
- Refresh your anatomy knowledge of the breast and axilla.
- Understand the effect of endogenous and exogenous hormones on breast physiology and the evidence behind recommendations for contraception and HRT in women.
- Develop an awareness of the risk factors and genetics of breast cancer to identify women at high risk of the disease.
- Be aware of the different ways that breast cancer develops and the implication of the different molecular and histological subtypes in treatment and prognosis.
What you'll learn
This e-learning course covers best practices in breast cancer surgery. Experts from across the UK have contributed to ensuring this course meets the educational needs of post-graduate surgical trainees looking to extend their knowledge on surgery in breast cancer.
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Last Updated 07/2021
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