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Breast Cancer

Evidence-based nursing care for breast cancer screening, diagnosis, staging, treatment, symptom management, survivorship, recurrence, and metastatic disease.

An oncology nurse and adult patient reviewing a breast cancer care plan together in a private clinical setting, with diagnostic images displayed in the background.
Contact hours
3
Format
Self-paced, online
Last reviewed
Sep 19, 2026

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$5 per contact hour · 3 contact hours

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Course Purpose

Evidence-based nursing care for breast cancer screening, diagnosis, staging, treatment, symptom management, survivorship, recurrence, and metastatic disease.

Continuing Education Credit Designation

This educational activity is credited for 3 contact hours at completion of the activity.

Overview

This course prepares nurses to recognize breast cancer presentations, explain diagnostic and staging processes, and relate tumor biomarkers to individualized treatment. Learners will distinguish in situ, invasive, hormone receptor-positive, HER2-positive, and triple-negative disease. After completing the course, nurses will be able to monitor treatment toxicities, provide perioperative and supportive care, reinforce risk-reduction and survivorship plans, and escalate findings that may indicate complications, recurrence, or metastatic disease.

Objectives

Upon completion of this independent study, the learner will be able to:

  1. Differentiate in situ, invasive, hormone receptor-positive, HER2-positive, and triple-negative breast disease.
  2. Describe evidence-based screening, diagnostic imaging, biopsy, biomarker testing, and genetic risk assessment.
  3. Interpret the clinical significance of TNM findings, anatomic stage, prognostic stage, tumor grade, and receptor status.
  4. Compare local and systemic treatments used for early-stage, locally advanced, recurrent, and metastatic breast cancer.
  5. Implement nursing assessments and interventions for treatment toxicity, postoperative complications, lymphedema, distress, and survivorship needs.
  6. Teach evidence-based physical activity, nutrition, alcohol, tobacco, medication-adherence, and follow-up recommendations.

Policy Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the policies of FastCEForLess.com. This course should be used for informational purposes only and should not be used to diagnose, treat, prescribe, recommend, or initiate therapies or treatments in any setting. This course is copyrighted by Fast CE For Less, Inc. and may not be replicated, copied, or dispersed without written consent.

Disclosures

Fast CE For Less, Inc. and its authors have no disclosures. There is no commercial support.

Who this course is for:

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, registered nurses, licensed practical or vocational nurses, and other healthcare providers in any setting who want continuing education on Breast Cancer.

Course outline

11 sections · finish in any order across devices

  1. 1

    Introduction

  2. 2

    Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS)

  3. 3

    Lobular Carcinoma in Situ (LCIS)

  4. 4

    Hormone Receptor-Positive

  5. 5

    Diagnosis

  6. 6

    Staging

  7. 7

    Treatment Options for Different Breast Cancer Types

  8. 8

    Survival Rates, Chances of Recurrence, and Metastasis

  9. 9

    Lifestyle Modifications

  10. 10

    Nursing Considerations

  11. 11

    Conclusion

References

The full reference list is included inside the course, after the Conclusion.

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