CBCN case studies
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The Certified Breast Care Nurse (CBCN®) credential is awarded by the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC), the organization that offers seven other oncology nursing credentials and reports more than 40,000 currently certified nurses across its programs. CBCN certification is built for nurses who care for people across the breast health and breast cancer continuum - risk assessment and screening, diagnosis and staging, active treatment, symptom management, and long-term survivorship - in settings such as breast centers, imaging, oncology clinics, infusion suites, and radiation oncology. The CBCN case studies are 5 cases and about 3,317 words.
1The 36-Year-Old Who Wants 'The Strongest Scan' Before Pregnancy
R is 36, Ashkenazi Jewish, and the daughter of a woman diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer at 41 who later tested positive for a BRCA1 pathogenic variant. R declined genetic testing two years ago because of cost and never returned to discuss it.
699 words, about 3 min2A Palpable Mass Cleared by a Dense-Breast Mammogram
K is 54 and postmenopausal. Five weeks ago she noticed a firm 2 cm lump in the upper outer right breast.
669 words, about 3 min3Stopping Anastrozole: Arthralgia, Osteoporosis, and a Remote DVT
T is 63 with stage IIA (T2N0) ER/PR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer. She completed lumpectomy, whole-breast radiation, and four cycles of dose-dense AC-T eight months ago and started anastrozole five months ago.
694 words, about 3 min4Confusion and Constipation in Metastatic Breast Cancer
L is 59 with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer involving the ribs, spine, and pelvis. She takes letrozole, palbociclib, denosumab every four weeks, and calcium plus vitamin D.
631 words, about 3 min5Arm Heaviness, Sleeplessness, and a Gap in Follow-Up
A is 47 and 14 months out from lumpectomy, sentinel lymph node biopsy (two nodes, both negative), whole-breast radiation, and six months of tamoxifen for stage I ER-positive breast cancer. At a surveillance visit she reports right arm heaviness and a tight pulling sensation near the axilla for three weeks.
624 words, about 3 min