Mutations
How often should you perform a self examination of your breasts?
At least once a month
After the age of what is it most likely to be diagnosed with Breast cancer?
After the age of 45
How many women have been or are being affected by breast cancer in the U.S?
3,500,000
If you feel a lump in your breast, what should you do?
get it evaluated
Name the two mutated genes that cause breast cancer.
BRCA1 and BRCA2
True or False. A woman's risk of breast cancer is higher if her mother, sister or daughter had breast cancer.
True.
What percentage of breast cancer is identified through self examination?
20%
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.
True or False. Self Examinations and Mammograms are the Solution to Breast Cancer
False.
What is the estimated percentage of women that survive cancer when detected in the earliest stages.
90%