Current Updates in the Treatment of Breast Cancer

The American Cancer Society estimates that there will be 271,530 cancer-related deaths among women during 2008. Of the various types of cancer, breast cancer is the second most fatal and accounts for 15% or 40,480 deaths among women and an additional 450 deaths among men. Further, it is estimated that nearly 155,000 women in the US are currently living with advanced breast cancer and this number is projected to increase to nearly 162,000 by the year 2011.

Recent advances and regimens in advanced breast cancer therapy are being actively investigated for their ability to improve patients' clinical outcomes. These include the development of novel targeted therapies and the use of combination regimens that incorporate novel cytotoxic or biologic agents. These advances are likely to be of particular interest to practicing oncologists in the management and treatment of patients with metastatic breast cancer and present important learning opportunities for these clinicians.

Release Date: November 2009.
Valid Through Date: November 2010

Credit Hours	Credit Type
.75	AMA PRA
.90	CNE