Tag: Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is when abnormal cells in the breast begin to grow and divide in an uncontrolled way and eventually form a growth (tumour). Breast cancer starts in the breast tissue, most commonly in the cells that line the milk ducts of the breast.

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Literature Review on Breast Cancer Research

Nursing Literature Reviews

Evaluation is a process of reviewing of any programme, project or policy, its design and results. The main objective of doing evaluation is to measure the effectiveness of the programme or policy, its impact and sustainability....

Last modified: 23rd Mar 2021

Research into the Information Requirements of People Affected by Breast Cancer

Nursing Literature Reviews

 This essay is about the evaluation of two research articles.  Throughout the essay the author will discuss and critically evaluate both articles following a self-adaptation of Cormack’s (2000) framework....

Last modified: 19th Mar 2021

Managing a Patient Diagnosed with Breast Cancer

Nursing Essays

Managing a patient diagnosed with breast Cancer Fungating Care context- The patient assessment and care planning took place in a care home following the patient’s admission....

Last modified: 29th Oct 2020

Patient with Breast Cancer on Adjuvant Chemotherapy: Development of Neutropenic Sepsis

Nursing Case Studies

Introduction The case study to follow will be based on a 41-year-old female with Breast Cancer (Appendix 1, The Case). The patient commenced first cycle Epirubicin/Cyclophosphamide (EC). 7 days post ...

Last modified: 14th May 2020

Case study and the treatment of breast cancer

Nursing Case Studies

On November 7, 2009 I made a decision that I could never take back. It was a decision that I would never regret and it made my mom smile. On that day in November my mom took me to the tattoo shop and ...

Last modified: 12th Feb 2020

How can breast care nurses support the women experiencing the emotional impact of reconstructive surgery after breast cancer treatment?

Nursing Questions

Question How can breast care nurses support the women experiencing the emotional impact of reconstructive surgery after breast cancer treatment? Answer In a recent article (The Times, 2016a), televisi...

Last modified: 11th Feb 2020

Psychological Adjustment Following Mastectomy Due To Breast Cancer Nursing Essay

Nursing Essays

Introduction Breast cancer is prevalent worldwide (World Health Organization, 2010); is considered the top malignancy among the women (Saraswathi, Suzanna, Ho & Wong 2005). In Singapore, 1 out of...

Last modified: 11th Feb 2020

Role Of Nurse In Breast Cancer Health Promotion Nursing Essay

Nursing Essays

Health promotion has been defined as” the process of enabling people to increase control over their health and its detriments and thereby improve their health” (WHO 2005). Breast Health Pr...

Last modified: 11th Feb 2020

Breast Cancer And Breast Self Examination

Nursing Essays

Breast cancer is a major killer disease of women both globally and regionally. It is the most common cancer among women, and the second cause of deaths among women worldwide (World Health Organization...

Last modified: 11th Feb 2020

The Breast Screening Programme In The Uk Health Essay

Nursing Essays

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the UK and is currently the second leading cause of cancer deaths after lung cancer1. In 1988, the National Health Service Breast Screening Programm...

Last modified: 11th Feb 2020

Pathophysiology of breast cancer

Nursing Essays

Cancer is a process in which normal cells go through stages that eventually change them to abnormal cells that multiply out of control. Breast cancer is a malignant growth that begins in the tissue o...

Last modified: 11th Feb 2020

Breast Cancer Awareness And Assessment Health Essay

Nursing Essays

Programme evaluation is one of the key skills required of public health professionals. Evaluating healthcare interventions is important in order to allocate resources efficiently, assist decision-...

Last modified: 11th Feb 2020

Developing Public Knowledge of Male Breast Cancer

Nursing Essays

  Let’s Wash Our Hands of Gender Bias and Get the Stigma off Our Chest (MaleBreast Cancer)    ...

Last modified: 11th Feb 2020