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There are how many stages of breast cancer?
4
True or false: both men and women can get breast cancer
True! Although rare, men can also get diagnosed with breast cancer (about 2,500 new cases per year).
What can you not do before getting a mammogram?
-Take a shower
-Wear a bra
-Put deodorant on
Put deodorant on. Some deodorant has aluminum in it which will show up on the x-ray as white spots.
True or false: Most breast lumps are not cancer.
True. If you feel a lump on your breast or chest, they usually are just fluid-filled sacs called cysts or a build up of scar tissue. They are still important to be assessed by a doctor just to be safe.
How many people have survived breast cancer in the United States?
1.5 million
2.5 million
3.5 million
3.5 million
Breast cancer is ___ times more common in women than in men.
20
100
1000
100 times more common.
True or false: Breastfeeding can reduce your risk of breast cancer
True- breast feeding has been shown to reduce the risk of breast cancer
This is the greatest risk factor for breast cancer.
Being a woman.
This means a non-cancerous growth.
Malignant
Benign
Benign.
A woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every ___ minutes in the US.
2
5
10
Every 2 minutes.
What is the 5 year survival rate for women diagnosed with localized breast cancer?
50%
75%
99%
99%
True or false: breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in women.
False: skin cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in women. Breast cancer is the second.
This is the SECOND greatest risk factor for breast cancer
Older age
Smoking
Physical inactivity
Older age (greatest risk is between 75-79)
This type of surgery removes the breast after finding breast cancer.
Masectomy.
What race is at higher risk of getting breast cancer?
Cacausion
African American
Hispanic
African American women are at higher risk of getting breast cancer before the age of 40.
This can reduce the risk of breast cancer for all people
Physical activity
True or false: using deodorant can cause breast cancer?
False. There has been no evidence to show that the chemicals in deodorants causes breast cancer.
What is the best way to find breast cancer early: a mammogram or a self-breast exam?
A mammogram. Yearly mammograms lower the chances of dying from the disease because they can find the cancer before you can feel or have the symptoms.
This is when cancer spreads to other parts of the body.
Metastasize
Lymphoma
Radiation
Metastasize
What is the estimate of new cases of breast cancer in the US yearly?
150,700
250,700
500,000
250,000 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed this year
True. Self-breast exams should be performed on the same day of the month every month after menopause.
True or false: having a close blood relative who has or has had cancer increases your risk of getting it?
True. Having a first degree relative with breast cancer almost DOUBLES your risk of having it yourself.
What age should yearly mammograms start?
30
40
50
40
True or false: Breast cancer can spread to other parts of the body through the blood or lymph system.
True
True or false: Radiation is often used following a mastectomy to kill the rest of the cancer cells remaining.
True. This is the normal course of treatment for breast cancer.