Breast Cancer – Managing FH
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30 mins CPD
80% required to pass
Overview
- Background
- Definition, prevalence, genetic risk factors
- Management
- When and how to take a family history of breast cancer, how to assess risk of breast cancer and need for referral, what information and support to provide, managing hormonal contraception and HRT options
- Optional quiz to assess learning goals from the course
Goals
- During this module you will learn:
- How to make an assessment of a person's risk of developing breast cancer.
- When to refer appropriately to secondary care or other specialist service.
- What general information and advice to provide the person.
- What hormonal contraception is suitable for a woman with a family history of breast cancer.
- How to manage a woman who wishes to take hormone replacement therapy (HRT).
Topics covered
Preventative Health
Women's Health
Date created
01/11/2019
Last revision
09/11/2021
Next revision
01/11/2024