Nursing care for breast cancer patient

Nursing care for breast cancer patient

Do adult females with breast cancer who are undergoing surgery have better continuity of care in the perioperative and postoperative period with a nurse case manager compared to no nurse case manager from the time of surgery through the following six weeks of recovery?

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Nursing Care for Breast Cancer Patients
Introduction
Breast cancer continues to the second largest cause of death from cancer among women in the United States. Breast Cancer is defined as the presence of tumors in the human breast. In this case, the cells grow uncontrollably in the body causing the disease to spread to other parts of the body. Cancer changes into different stages which makes it different to treat. However, early intervention provides greater chances of recovery from the condition because the extraordinary growth of cells is prevented.

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