Statistics
True/False: Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death in women in the United States.
TRUE
True/False: Lumps on your breasts are always a symptom of cancer.
FALSE
Around 80% of breast lumps are actually benign tumors or cysts.
How often should you perform a self-examination of your breasts?
Once a month
Once every 6 months
Once a year
Once every 2 years
Once a month
Try to get in the habit of doing a breast examination once a month to familiarize yourself with how your breasts normally look and feel.
What color is the ribbon of hope?
Pink
Orange
Blue
Yellow
PINK
True/False: More than 250,000 American women with breast cancer have been diagnosed before 40 years of age.
TRUE
True/False: Men can get breast cancer.
TRUE
Around 2,000 men are diagnosed and around 400 die of breast cancer each year.
True/False: The best time to perform a breast exam is several days after your period ends.
TRUE
That is when your breasts are least likely to be swollen or tender.
At what age is it recommended that women begin annual mammograms?
40
45
50
55
45
Approximately how many American women have survived breast cancer?
800,000
1.8 million
2.8 million
3.8 million
As of 2019, there are more than 3.8 million breast cancer survivors in the US.
True/False: Breast cancer genes can be passed on from a father.
TRUE
Men are just as likely as women to have/pass the breast cancer genes, despite being several times less likely to develop breast cancer.
What percentage of breast cancer is identified through self-examination?
1%
8%
20%
50%
20%
What is the name of the treatment that is used to remove the part of the breast that has cancer and some normal tissue around it?
Excisional Biopsy
Partial Mastectomy
Lumpectomy
All of the above
All of the above
Partial mastectomy is a less invasive surgery than removing the breast completely and it has been proven as effective as mastectomy in removing cancer and preventing recurrence in early-stage breast cancer.
What is the estimated percentage of women that survive cancer when detected in the earliest stages?
30%
50%
70%
90%
90%
True/False: Lumps are the only indicator of breast cancer.
FALSE
Swelling, irritation, dimpling, and other abnormalities are all indicators of breast cancer.
In what part of the breast would you expect to find the most "lumps" and "bumps"?
The upper, outer area (near your armpits)
What is a difference between BRCA1 & BRCA2 breast cancer genes?
BRCA1 is found to cause both breast and ovarian (prostate in males), while BRCA2 only causes breast cancer.