Background
True or False
Using antiperspirant or deodorant can cause breast cancer
False
True or False
You can always feel a lump if you have breast cancer
False
What is early detection?
Regular screening, check-ups, and enabled by quality healthcare access.
What is breast cancer?
When breast cells grow out of control and form tumors
Why should chemotherapy be an option to avoid?
Chemotherapy attacks cancer cells and healthy cells
What is being uninsured and being under-insured?
Being uninsured means you don't have health insurance coverage, while being underinsured means you have insurance but it's not enough to cover your needs
______ have a 45% higher death rate from metastatic breast cancer than_______
Black women, White women
What is the survival rate of women who had early detection and without?
99% and 31%
Name two factors that can cause an imbalance of access to healthcare.
Access to proper health care, being under or uninsured, and overall life quality.
For which group of people is breast cancer is the leading cause of death?
Black and Hispanic Women
Early detection leads to access to less aggressive treatment options, how is a lumpectomy less aggressive than a mastectomy
A lumpectomy is a breast-conserving surgery that removes a tumor and some surrounding tissue, while a mastectomy removes the entire breast
What two words describe the type of treatments enabled by quality healthcare
Early/interventional, targeted
What percent of women develop metastatic disease?
30% or 1 in 3 of women
Name 3 out of the 4 early detection methods mentioned.
Breast Self-Exams, Annual Ultrasounds, Mammograms, MRI
Quality healthcare helps reduce two types of long-term burdens.
Aggressive cancer, financial burdens, health disparities