Know the signs
This is the most common warning sign of Breast Cancer.
What is a new lump or thickening in the breast or underarm?
What is the one risk factor thats non-modifiable?
What is age?
This X-ray image of the breast is used to screen for or investigate cancer.
What is a mammogram?
Breast Cancer Awareness Month is observed in most countries during this month.
What is October?
True or false: a lump is the only possible symptom of breast cancer.
False.
Skin dimpling or changes in breast appearance can also be signs.
Changes in these two genes are linked to a higher risk of breast cancer.
What are BRCA1 and BRCA2.
True or false: a mammogram can detect some breast cancers before a person notices symptoms.
True.
Regular physical activity may do this to breast cancer risk.
What is lower it?
True or false: breast cancer is always painful in its early stages.
False.
It can develop without pain.
Having a close relative with breast cancer does this to your risk, but doesn’t guarantee a diagnosis.
What is increases it?
Finding breast cancer early generally does this to treatment outcomes.
What is improves them?
This is treatment that uses drugs to destroy or slow the growth of cancer cells.
What is chemotherapy?
True or false: every breast lump is cancerous.
False.
Many lumps are benign.
True or false: breast cancer can occur in people with no family history.
True.
If you notice a new breast lump, you should do this instead of ignoring it or waiting for your next checkup.
What is arrange an evaluation with a healthcare professional?
Breast cancer treatment depends on these factors, it is not one-size-fits-all.
What are the cancer’s type, stage, and other individual factors?
True or false: swelling of part of the breast, even with no distinct lump, can be a warning sign.
True.
Alcohol consumption and physical inactivity are examples of this type of risk factor, one you can change.
What is modifiable?
Knowing how your breasts normally look and feel, so you can notice changes, is called this.
What is breast self-awareness?
This cancer treatment uses high-energy rays to destroy cancer cells.
What is radiation therapy?