This month’s Oncology Coding Break is a comprehensive and engaging webinar designed for cancer registrars who are ready to elevate their expertise in breast cancer abstraction. Whether you’re new to the field or looking to sharpen your skills, this session will walk you through critical aspects of abstracting breast cancer cases with precision and clarity.
What You’ll Learn:
By the end of this presentation, you will be equipped to confidently abstract breast cancer cases, applying the latest guidelines and best practices. Our expert presenter will guide you through:
- A detailed review of breast and lymph node anatomy and physiology, building a solid foundation for understanding tumor spread.
- Current breast cancer incidence trends and a look at risk and protective factors impacting diagnosis.
- Step-by-step breakdown of diagnosis and workup procedures, along with a review of the Breast Solid Tumor Rules and Histology—highlighting the most common histologies and how to avoid coding pitfalls.
- An in-depth discussion of Inflammatory Breast Cancer, including a case scenario to demonstrate the critical role of text documentation.
- Thorough exploration of AJCC staging elements, with clarification on SEER Summary Stage 2018 differences to eliminate confusion.
- A review of Site-Specific Data Items (SSDIs) relevant to breast cancer abstraction.
- A comprehensive overview of breast cancer treatment modalities, enhanced with real case scenarios, answers, and rationale to reinforce learning.
Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding, avoid common abstraction errors, and walk away with the confidence to tackle even complex breast cancer cases.
Thanks again to all who joined us LIVE for this event. If you would like to download the Q&A from this event please click here. To download the slides from this presentation click here.
