Clinical CPD topic
Breast cancer: practise, reflect and record
Practise breast cancer through five clinical cases, review the explanations and build a professional learning record. Recognise the indication for adjuvant endocrine therapy and discuss ovarian-suppression options in premenopausal ER-positive disease.
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What you’ll work on
- Recognise the indication for adjuvant endocrine therapy and discuss ovarian-suppression options in premenopausal ER-positive disease.
- Select sentinel lymph-node biopsy following negative preoperative axillary assessment.
- Identify cardiac precautions for trastuzumab and counsel about tamoxifen-associated venous thromboembolism.
Think through a clinical case
Decide how you would approach this case before opening the question session.
A 30-year-old woman is diagnosed with Stage II ER-positive invasive ductal breast carcinoma. Which adjuvant therapy is typically indicated for ER-positive disease?
A case from the UKMLA question bank. The session provides the answer and explanation after your attempt.
From a decision to a learning record
- Test your reasoning. Answer five questions from this topic’s clinical-content library.
- Explore the gaps. Review explanations and use Tutor to work through decisions that need more thought.
- Reflect on application. Describe what you learned and what you would change or investigate.
- Review your evidence. Confirm the activity and time spent, then retain or export your professional record.
Primary sources and further reading
Read the source in the same jurisdiction as your question session.