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OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this activity, the participant should be able to: 

1. Identify breast cancers that require a surgical approach including both node negative and node positive.

2. Identify situations that favor a preoperative approach to breast cancer.  Some of these include caner greater than 4cm, inflammatory cancer, and HER2 positive cancers either greater than 2cm, or that have nodal involvement.

3. Recognize the reasons to discuss post mastectomy radiation with the patient.

4. Differentiate between drugs used to treat breast cancer, including chemotherapeutic approaches, and as hormonal treatments.  

FACULTY DISCLOSURE: Lucy B. Wallace, MD does not have a relevant financial interest or affiliation with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients. 

PLANNERS DISCLOSURES: Lucy B Wallace, MD does not have a relevant financial interest or affiliation with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients. 

ACCREDITATION: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

DESIGNATION:  The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  

For information please contact Rachel Waller at [email protected]