General Awareness
Based on current evidence, which of the following is NOT a potential risk factor for breast cancer? A) lack of physical activity B) wearing underwire bras C) cigarette smoking D) family history
What is B) wearing underwire bras
What is the most obvious sign that someone has breast cancer? A) Bleeding and Redness B) Soreness and Itchiness C) Unusual Lumps and Swelling D) Lesions and Discoloration
What is C) Unusual Lumps and Swelling
T/F: Men get breast cancer too
True
When doing a breast self-exam, what should you be looking for on the breast skin, areola and nipple? A)Bleeding, discoloration, and dry skin B)Scaling, discoloring, lumps, ridges, and puckering C)Redness, itchiness, and foul smell
What is B) scaling, discoloring, lumps, ridges, and puckering
Which of the following is NOT a treatment used for breast cancer? A) Surgery B) Chemotherapy C) Radiation D) Hormone therapy E) Ultraviolet light therapy
What is E) ultra violet light therapy
Which of the following does NOT describe a tumor? a)It is hard and irregularly shaped b)Tumors can change with menstruation c)It does not move
What is b)Tumors can change with menstruation
The greatest risk of breast cancer occurs after what age?
What is 45 and over
T/F: A majority of breast cancer cases are diagnosed at the localized stage (no sign cancer has spread outside the breast)
True
What is the best way to find breast cancer early? A)Mammogram B)Yearly doctor’s exam C)Your monthly breast self-exam D)All the above
What is d) all of the above
T/F: Breast cancer is the 2nd most common cancer in American women.
True (first is skin cancer)
Mammograms decrease breast-cancer death rates by what percent A)15% B)26% C)39% D)100%
What is C) 39%
At what age does the ACS recommend that women begin yearly mammograms? A) 30 B) 35 C) 40 D) 45
What is C) 40
What percentage of women find fibrocystic nodules, aka benign lumps, in their breasts? A) 25% B) 47% C) 66% D) 83%
What is C) 66%
1 in _ women in the US will develop breast cancer in her lifetime
What is 8
About _% of diagnoses occur in women with no family history of breast cancer.
What is 85%
On average, every _ minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States.
What is 2
Of breast lumps biopsied annually, approximately how many are non-cancerous? a) 1 out of 5 b) 4 out of 5 c) 2 out of 3 d) 1 out of 10
What is b) 4 out of 5