Nursing Interventions for Breast Cancer Management

This study focuses on nursing interventions for breast cancer management, including patient navigation, teaching, treating men differently, providing educational material, reducing fear and anxiety, promoting decision-making abilities, and monitoring adverse effects of radiation therapy and chemotherapy.

Nursing Interventions for Breast Cancer Management
INTRODUCTION
 Breast cancer is a type of cancer that occurs
because of some cells and breast start
growing abnormally.
 Breast cancer is most invasive cancer in
women and is second leading cause of death
because of cancer after lung cancer.
 In 2020 breast cancer became most
commonly diagnosed cancer surpassing lung
cancer.
 This study is based on nursing interventions
for breast cancer management.
Nursing intervention for Breast Cancer Management
Treating men differently when diagnosed with
breast cancer
 This is because stigma of breast cancer is different
in men and they should be treated and taught
considering their feeling.
Listening, being patient and teaching accordingly
 Nursing staff when is teaching to patients with
breast cancer, it is important that they are patient
and present information in such way that
comprehension of information and details become
easy for patients.
Help patient navigate the system
 This is done to help patients deal with physician
referrals, appointments, test and treatment.
 This involves monitoring and assisting patient as
they move along from diagnosis to survivorship.
Providing educational material
 Patients now have plenty of information available
to them through technology however it is
important that they are told about reliable sources
of information about breast cancer.
Regularly monitoring adverse effects of radiation therapy and
chemotherapy
 This is one of the very important nursing interventions during treatment
of breast cancer that nursing staff regularly monitor adverse effect of
radiation therapy and chemotherapy on patient.
Promoting decision making abilities
 Decision-making abilities here refer to ability to make decisions about
their treatment and care while they are being treated for breast cancer.
Reducing fear and anxiety and increasing coping abilities
 Fear and anxiety can be reduced by informing them about different
possibilities in their treatment and how they can improve quality of
treatment through their own contribution.
Helping patient with adverse effect of chemotherapy
 This mainly involves giving medication to patient as required to
overcome side effect of chemotherapy and helping them through
emotional support.
 It is very important that patients are given emotional support so that they
feel better and become able to cope with side effects of chemotherapy.
CONCLUSION
On the basis of above discussion, it can be
concluded that breast cancer management is a
very complex situation. However, appropriate
nursing interventions can help patients to
overcome complexities of breast cancer
management. Nursing intervention should be used
according to patients and their needs. This means
that women patients of breast cancer need to be
treated and intervened differently than men
patients with breast cancer.
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In 2020 breast cancer became most commonly diagnosed cancer surpassing lung cancer. This
requires that medical system is prepared to manage and deal with breast cancer. This study is
based on nursing interventions for breast cancer management.
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This is an important intervention to help patients deal with complications that come along when
they are diagnosed with breast cancer. By helping patient through navigation they are prepared
for future challenges that are likely to be a part of their treatment and through this they can be
made more confidence.
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This is because when patients are diagnosed with breast cancer their natural abilities to learn and
comprehend might get affected because of negative and bad mental health. However, teaching
them patiently can help them in understanding what they are being taught about cancer and
treatment and other important aspects of disease.
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This is because stigma of breast cancer is different in men and they should be treated and taught
considering their feeling.
In this not using reliable sources for knowledge and information can lead them to develop
unnecessary stress and anxiety or they might become less careful about their condition.

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Aim of this intervention is that patients are prepared for treatment and experiences they are likely
to get because of breast cancer.
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This also is aimed at increasing participating and contribution of patient in their treatment to
achieve better results for their treatment.
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However, these therapies are likely to have some negative effects such as Hair Loss, Nausea,
tooth decay, loss of appetite, fatigue, sore mouth and few other adverse effects. This is one of the
very important nursing interventions during treatment of breast cancer that nursing staff regularly
monitor adverse effect of radiation therapy and chemotherapy on patient.
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Nursing intervention also involve informing patients about different medications and treatment
through which they can overcome side-effects of chemotherapy. These treatments include eating
5-6 small meals rather than 3 big means, avoiding food that has strong smell and other treatments
and ways to overcome side effects of chemotherapy.

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