The evolving role of the breast care nurse in the management of patients with early breast cancer

2013 ◽  
pp. 322-327
Author(s):  
Rebecca Llewellyn-Bennett ◽  
Jane Barker ◽  
Zoë Winters
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Early Breast Cancer ◽  
Care Nurse ◽  
Breast Care Nurse ◽  
Breast Care

scholarly journals The role of the breast care nurse during treatment for early breast cancer: The patient’s perspective

2006 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgia Halkett ◽  
Paul Arbon ◽  
Sheila Scutter ◽  
Martin Borg
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Early Breast Cancer ◽  
Care Nurse ◽  
Patient’S Perspective ◽  
Breast Care Nurse ◽  
Breast Care

scholarly journals Changes in the Surgical Management of Early Breast Cancer in England

1989 ◽  
Vol 82 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Morris ◽  
G T Royle ◽  
I Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Early Breast Cancer ◽  
Conservative Surgery ◽  
Considerable Change ◽  
Wide Excision ◽  
Care Nurse ◽  
Axillary Clearance ◽  
Breast Care Nurse ◽  
Simple Mastectomy ◽  
Radiotherapy Alone

A questionnaire survey of consultant surgeons in England indicates that there has been a considerable change in opinion over the past few years concerning the management of early breast cancer; only 39.1% would now perform mastectomy, whereas 64.4% would perform conservative surgery. The most common forms of management are simple mastectomy and axillary clearance (21.9%); wide excision, axillary clearance plus radiotherapy (20.1%); and wide excision plus radiotherapy alone (16.9%). The majority of the surgeons would offer patients a choice of surgery, but only 52% had access to a breast care nurse.

A Specialist Breast Care Nurse Role for Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer: Enhancing Supportive Care

2011 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 627-631 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaaren Watts ◽  
Bettina Meiser ◽  
Helen Conlon ◽  
Susan Rovelli ◽  
Kerry Tiller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Metastatic Breast Cancer ◽  
Supportive Care ◽  
Metastatic Breast ◽  
Care Nurse ◽  
Nurse Role ◽  
Breast Care Nurse ◽  
Breast Care

scholarly journals CN11 How do patients value the role of the breast care nurse in the Catalan Institute of Oncology?

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. S1127-S1128
Author(s):  
A. Rodriguez-Ortega ◽  
T. Ferro ◽  
G. Campos ◽  
Y. Valverde ◽  
J.M. Borras
Keyword(s):  
Care Nurse ◽  
Breast Care Nurse ◽  
Breast Care

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Breast Care Nurse Led Video Orientation Programme on Information and Navigation for Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients at University Malaya Medical Center, Malaysia

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement 2) ◽  
pp. 110s-110s
Author(s):  
T. Islam ◽  
S. Musthaffa ◽  
S.M. Hoong ◽  
F. Harun ◽  
A. Hassan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Newly Diagnosed ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Care Nurse ◽  
Breast Care Nurse ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Breast Care

Background: Advancement in medical treatment with wider treatment options have made breast cancer (BC) care more complex. Short consultation time with physicians, treatment complexities, patients' fears and poor coping skills at the time of diagnosis may affect patient´s decision that cause treatment delays and nonadherence. Main reasons for advance BC presentation in Malaysia are delay in taking treatment decision and poor breast health literacy on disease and treatment outcomes may contribute to nonadherence to treatments. To address this knowledge gap, a breast care nurse (BCN) led orientation video for new patients to navigate them through complex multimodal treatment processes. This audio-visual educational tool address multimodal treatments and its side effects and in addition navigating admission, discharge and follow-up, advice on diet and exercise to maintain a healthy life style during survivorship period was developed in layperson language in Malay, Mandarin and English. Aim: To assess the effectiveness of BCN led video orientation on the improvement of patient knowledge and satisfaction. Methods: A pilot study was carried out in 50 patients to assess the effectiveness of the video, and found that patients needed a face to face interaction to watch the video. Hence, a BCN led orientation was developed to use the video. A self-administered pre- and postsurvey on 246 newly diagnosed breast cancer patients in University Malaya Medical Center (UMMC) was performed to evaluate expectations, satisfactions and knowledge (a Likert scale response using items 4 number scale was used, 0 means “no knowledge” and 4 means “a great degree of knowledge”). The scoring was done before and after the video orientation was done. A Wilcoxon matched-paired signed-rank test was perform to analyze the changes in the scoring. Results: Among 247 patients, who received the BCN led video orientation program, 79.3% (n= 197) found that the video met or exceeded their expectations. 23.9% (n=59) and 56.3% (139) consecutively found the video very effective and effective in broadening their perspective on BC treatments. And 171 (69.2%) of them overall rated the video highly met their expectations. There were significant improvement in knowledge for treatment options for BC, mean scores (M=0.93 versus M=2.97) before and after watching the video ( P < 0.001). Similar findings were found in different types of operation for BC; procedure for admission in UMMC, information on chemotherapy; radiotherapy; hormone therapy and alternative medicine for BC. It also showed improved knowledge scores for healthy diet; physical activity after treatments and care of the arm after operation ( P < 0.001). Conclusion: Video-based information on treatments and navigating care through a BCN led service had effectively improved patients' knowledge and satisfaction. This approach can be used to educate cancer patients in a middle resource setting.

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