Online Education Center for Cancer Programs: Promoting Quality Care

Breast Cancer Staging: What Registrars Need to Know

(1CE unit)
Presented by April Fritz, RHIT, CTR

Course Overview

This presentation will discuss the extensive revisions to breast cancer staging as presented in the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual, Sixth Edition. An extensive review of the guidelines for assigning the T, N, and M is provided, and will be helpful to registrars when abstracting, performing studies, and analyzing data.

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this course, a viewer will:

Understand the rationale behind revisions made to breast cancer staging in the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual, Sixth Edition
Be able to appropriately apply the guidelines for classifying the T and N categories for breast cancer
Understand the significance of the difference between finding isolated tumor cells (ITCs) versus micrometastases in regional lymph nodes

Intended Audience

This program is intended for cancer registrars or those individuals interested in gaining a better understanding of the AJCC TNM breast staging system, as well as those using these data elements for quality and outcome studies.

Online Education Center for Cancer Programs