Mutations
The Truth about Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer
Lab Studies/Treatment
Performing Self Exams
100
True or False. A breast cancer gene is inheritable.
True
100
True or False. 80% of women with breast cancer have no family history.
True
100

True or False. 

one in eight women who live to be 70 will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. 

True 

100

When are screening tests (mammograms) performed on patients?

40 years and every year 

100
How often should you perform a self examination of your breasts?
Try to get in the habit of doing a breast self-examination once a month to familiarize yourself with how your breasts normally look and feel.
200

TRUE OR FALSE.  Annual mammograms guarantee that breast cancer will be found early.

False. Although mammography is the best early detection tool we have, it doesn't always find breast cancer at an early stage. The best way to detect cancer is through a MRI. 

200
True or False. 250,000 women with breast cancer are diagnosed before they are 40 years of age.
True.
200

Approximately how many American women have survived breast cancer?

About 4 million have survived and are alive today!

200

When would a patient require a diagnostic test?

positive mammogram 

200

Fill in the blank 

Early detection of breast cancer can greatly improve ________ and ________ _______. 

Survival and treatment outcomes.

300
What percentage of people contract breast cancer because of mutated genes?
10%
300

True or False. Breast cancer only affects women.

False.  Men can get breast cancer too, though it's rare. 

300
What is the estimated percentage of women that survive cancer when detected in the earliest stages.
90%
300

What screening method is most sensitive for detecting tumors that mammograms might miss?

MRI 

300
What percentage of breast cancer is identified through self examination?
20%
400
Name the two mutated genes that cause breast cancer.
BRCA1 and BRCA2
400
True or False. New guidelines suggest mammograms are not necessary every year.
False. A government task force did recently recommend that mammograms aren’t necessary under age 50. But many experts in the field believe these recommendations are based on faulty analysis.
400
True or False. A woman's risk of breast cancer is higher if her mother, sister or daughter had breast cancer.
True.
400

What is the name of the procedure that is used to remove the part of the breast that has cancer and some normal tissue around it.

 Masectomy

400
In what part of the breast would you expect to find the most "lumps" and "bumps"?
The upper, outer area — near your armpit.
500
What is the difference between BRCA1 and BRCA2?
BRCA1 is found to cause both breast and ovarian cancer (prostate in males). BRCA2 only causes breast.
500
True or False. Self Examinations and Mammograms are the Solution to Breast Cancer
False. Early detection and treatment is key for breast cancer survival. Yet most survey respondents placed too much faith in self-examinations and mammograms . Mammograms are among the best diagnostic tools we have, but they are imperfect, revealing too many false positives and thus leading to worry and to unnecessary procedures. Mammograms also miss a surprising number of real, malignant cancers.
500

True or False 

A healthy lifestyle (exercise, good diet) guarantee you won't get breast cancer. 

False. Lifestyle reduces risk but doesn't eliminate it; screenings and self-awareness are key.  

500
What is the name of the cancer treatment that uses drugs to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
Chemotherapy
500

If you feel a lump in your breast that did not show up on a mammogram, what should you do?

Mammography misses at least 10 percent of breast cancer. So if you feel a lump that doesn't show up on a mammogram, bring it to your doctor's attention. Get it evaluated. Advocate for yourself ! 

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