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ROJoson PEP Talk: Breast Cancer MGT - Part 1 - FundaGen - Lecture - Nov 20, 2021
ROJoson PEP Talk: Breast Cancer MGT - Part 1 - FundaGen - Lecture - Nov 20, 2021
ROJoson PEP Talk: Breast Cancer MGT - Part 1 - FundaGen - Lecture - Nov 20, 2021
20, 2021
Cancer Course Empowerment 1400H - 1500H
Via Zoom
– objective - for
Fundamentals laypeople to have an
and understanding of the
Generalities in FUNDAMENTALS
Medical and GENERALITIES in
Management the MEDICAL
of Breast MANAGEMENT of
Cancer – Part 1 BREAST CANCER.
Cancer Course Empowerment
– objective - for
Fundamentals laypeople to have an
and understanding of the
Generalities in FUNDAMENTALS
Medical and GENERALITIES in
Management the MEDICAL
of Breast MANAGEMENT of
Cancer – Part 1 BREAST CANCER.
Cancer Course Empowerment ROJoson PEP Talk
– objective - for
Fundamentals laypeople to have an I have a Patient
and understanding of the Empowerment
Program in which I
Generalities in FUNDAMENTALS
like to empower the
Medical and GENERALITIES in lay people or
Management the MEDICAL patients to take
of Breast MANAGEMENT of control in the
Cancer – Part 1 BREAST CANCER. management of
their health.
There are 3 courses
in the PEP Talk.
I completed the Core
Course on October 9,
2021.
From October 23,
2021 onwards, I have
been tackling Health
Disorder and Health
Issue Courses. This
may take 3 years or
longer.
My PEP TALK today
Cancer Course Empowerment is entitled:
– Fundamentals and
objective - for
Generalities in
Fundamentals laypeople to have an
Medical
and understanding of the Management of
Generalities in FUNDAMENTALS Breast Cancer, Part
Medical and GENERALITIES in 1. This is part of the
Management the MEDICAL Cancer Course.
of Breast MANAGEMENT of
Cancer – Part 1 BREAST CANCER.
Fundamentals Definition of Terms in Title AND Delimitation of
and Coverage of Talk:
Generalities in
Medical Fundamentals – simplest and essential facts and
Management theories which can serve as a basis or foundation
of Breast and support for advanced information
Cancer
Generalities – general statements of info, not
covering specifics and details
Pain???
Fundamentals Symptoms that will lead to suspected
and presence of breast cancer
Generalities in
ALERT SYMPTOMS or SYMPTOM-CUES for BREAST
Medical
CANCER:
Management • Breast mass
of Breast • Change in breast contour
Cancer • Nipple retraction
• Nipple-areolar skin erosion
• Nipple discharge – red
• Armpit mass
Pain per se without the above associated alert
symptoms is NOT a symptom-cue for breast
cancer.
Fundamentals Symptoms that will lead to suspected
and presence of breast cancer
Generalities in
ALERT SYMPTOMS or SYMPTOM-CUES for
Medical
Management BREAST CANCER:
• Breast mass
of Breast
• Change in breast contour
Cancer • Nipple retraction
• Nipple-areolar skin erosion
• Nipple discharge – red
• Armpit mass
WILL DISCUSS THESE IN CLINICAL
DIAGNOSIS OF BREAST CANCER.
Fundamentals Clinical diagnosis of breast cancer
and
Generalities in
Medical
Management
of Breast
Cancer
Fundamentals Clinical diagnosis of breast cancer
and
Generalities in Clinical diagnosis means a conclusion or
Medical decision made by a physician after
Management examining a patient and after evaluation of
of Breast the data on symptoms and signs.
Cancer
Symptoms are what are felt and observed
by the patient or a person on the body.
to spread to distant
tissues or organs.
Fundamentals Breast cancer is a
Clinical diagnosis of breast cancer
and medical disease when
Generalities in Suspect cancer in a breast mass with cues some of the breast
of invasion of adjacent tissues – ILL- cells grow
Medical
uncontrollably with a
Management DEFINED BORDER and FIXATION.
potential
of Breast
Cancer to invade the adjacent
body tissues or organs
and
to spread to distant
tissues or organs.
Fundamentals Breast cancer is a
Clinical diagnosis of breast cancer
and medical disease when
Generalities in Suspect cancer in a breast mass with cues some of the breast
of spread to armpits and distant tissues or cells grow
Medical
uncontrollably with a
Management organs like bone, lung, brain and liver.
potential
of Breast
Cancer to invade the adjacent
body tissues or organs
and
to spread to distant
tissues or organs.
Fundamentals Clinical diagnosis of breast cancer
and
Generalities in ALERT SYMPTOMS or SYMPTOM-CUES for
Medical BREAST CANCER:
Management • Breast mass – most common
of Breast
Cancer May have an underlying or associated breast
mass:
• Change in breast contour
• Nipple retraction
• Nipple-areolar skin erosion
• Nipple discharge – red
• Armpit mass
Fundamentals Clinical diagnosis of breast cancer
and
Generalities in BREAST MASS:
Medical Foremost in the physical examination is
Management
of Breast
to look for a dominant mass, the real mass, the
mass which is considered as the red flag, meaning, if
Cancer present, it needs at least more investigation.
Breast cancer
With armpit lymph node most probable
Fundamentals Example of
Clinical diagnosis of breast cancer
and symptom- and sign-
Generalities in Breast Mass cues and use of
pattern recognition
Medical Any age and prevalence in
Management Palpable breast mass the clinical diagnosis
of Breast NOT breast of breast cancers
Cancer Cystic (containing fluid) cancer suspect
BENIGN
Macrocyst
Hormonal change
Fundamentals Example of
Clinical diagnosis of breast cancer
and symptom- and sign-
Generalities in Breast Mass cues and use of
pattern recognition
Medical Any age and prevalence in
Management Palpable breast mass the clinical diagnosis
of Breast of breast cancers
Cancer With redness, tenderness and possible pus
NOT breast
cancer suspect
BENIGN
Infection
Abscess
Fundamentals Clinical diagnosis of breast cancer
and
Generalities in Procedures in clinical diagnosis of cancer:
Medical Patient has symptoms.
• Physician evaluates the symptoms to see if
Management
these are alert signals or symptoms-cues for
of Breast cancer or not.
Cancer • Physician does physical examination to look for
sign-cues for cancer.
• Physician processes symptoms and signs to
determine whether cancer is present or not
(clinical diagnosis) – not cancer; cancer –
suspect, probable, most probable.
Fundamentals Clinical diagnosis of breast cancer
and The next thing for
Generalities in At end of the clinical examination, the physician to
physician makes a clinical diagnosis: decide is whether to
Medical
do a paraclinical
Management diagnostic
of Breast Possible conclusion or decision: procedure or not –
Cancer • Not cancer
• Cancer suspect instrumental or
• Cancer probable laboratory
• Cancer most probable diagnostic
procedure
Fundamentals Paraclinical diagnostic procedures for
and breast cancer
Generalities in
Medical
Management
of Breast
Cancer
Fundamentals Paraclinical diagnostic procedures for
and breast cancer
Generalities in
Medical The foremost indication for a paraclinical
Management diagnostic procedure can be stated this
of Breast way:
Cancer
if you are not certain on the primary
clinical diagnosis and you need to be
certain or be more certain before
treatment, then go for a paraclinical
diagnostic procedure.
Fundamentals Paraclinical diagnostic procedures for
and As a rule, there is no need
breast cancer for a paraclinical
Generalities in
To decide on indication of the paraclinical diagnostic procedure if:
Medical
Management diagnostic procedure, • you are quite
of Breast certain of your
the physician uses two processes – primary clinical
Cancer
- degree of certainty on the primary diagnosis.
clinical diagnosis and • treatment plans for
primary and
- comparison of the treatment plans for
secondary
the primary and secondary clinical diagnoses are the
diagnoses. same.
Fundamentals Paraclinical diagnostic procedures for
and If there is a need for a
breast cancer
Generalities in paraclinical diagnostic
Medical Procedures Benefit Risk Cost Availability procedure, the
(goal – to
Management be more
physician uses the B-
of Breast definite on R-C-A processes.
the
Cancer diagnosis) B – stands for benefit;
R – risk; C – cost; A –
Option1 Availability.
Option2
Option3
Fundamentals Paraclinical diagnostic procedures for
and The physician gives or
breast cancer
Generalities in lists the various
Medical Procedures Benefit Risk Cost Availability options of paraclinical
(goal – to
Management be more
diagnostic procedures
of Breast definite on and then gives data
the
Cancer diagnosis) on the BRCA.
With the data given,
Option1 the patient is asked
Option2
what s/he prefers.
Option3
Fundamentals Paraclinical diagnostic procedures for Example of BRCA
and breast cancer comparative analysis
Generalities in of paraclinical
Medical diagnostic procedures
Management
of Breast Procedures Benefit (goal – to be Risk Cost (PhP) Availability
more definite on the
Cancer diagnosis)