Exam 56: Drugs for Breast Cancer

A primary care NP sees a 60-year-old woman for a physical examination.The woman tells the NP she is taking tamoxifen for treatment of breast cancer.To monitor her response to this medication,the NP should order:

A postmenopausal woman has metastatic breast cancer that is estrogen receptor negative.She is scheduled to begin chemotherapy the following week and asks her primary care NP what other medications her oncologist may prescribe to treat her cancer.The NP should expect the oncologist to prescribe:

A patient who has breast cancer has been taking toremifene for 2 weeks.She tells her primary care NP that she thinks her tumor has grown larger.The NP should:

A woman who is being treated with radiotherapy for breast cancer asks her primary care nurse practitioner (NP)about using dietary supplements to improve her chance of recovery.The NP should tell her that:

A 50-year-old woman who is postmenopausal is taking an aromatase inhibitor as part of a breast cancer treatment regimen.She calls her primary care NP to report that she has had hot flashes and increased vaginal discharge but no bleeding.The NP should: