The chance of getting breast cancer increases over time. Nearly 80% of breast cancers are found in women over the ______ of 50.
What is AGE
100
Women who have been diagnosed with cancer have 5 types of treatment options. Name two
What is SURGERY, RADIATION THERAPY, HORMONE THERAPY, CHEMOTHERAPY, and TARGETED THERAPY
100
This may be the first group of people that you turn to for support.
What is family.
100
Cancer that has spread to other places in the body and usually cannot be cured or controlled with treatment.
What is ADVANCE CANCER.
100
This is where cancer begins
What is in CELLS.
200
A woman who has had breast cancer in one breast is at an increased risk of developing cancer in her other breast.
What is PERSONAL HISTORY OF BREAST CANCER
200
The treatment that is right for one may not be right for another woman. It depends mainly on 6 reasons. Name at least 2.
What is STAGE of BREAST CANCER, GENERAL HEALTH, SIZE OF TUMOR, MENOPAUSE, TUMOR HAS HORMONE RECEPTORS or TOO MUCH HER2.
200
This is how often you should get check-ups after treatment for breast cancer.
What is every 3 to 6 months
200
This type of tumor is harmless.
What is BENIGN tumor
200
Breast cancer cells can spread through these by breaking away from a breast tumor.
What is BLOOD VESSELS or LYMPH VESSELS
300
A woman has a higher risk of breast cancer if her mother, sister or daughter had breast cancer, especially at a young age. Having OTHER RELATIVES with breast cancer may also raise your risk.
What is FAMILY HISTORY OF BREAST CANCER.
300
Before starting treatment women should get a ________ opinion.
What is a 2nd opinion.
300
This foundation was founded in 1982 by a woman who made a promise to her dying sister.
What is Susan G. Komen Foundation.
300
An X-ray of the breast
What is a MAMMOGRAM.
300
In this stage of breast cancer the cells have spread to other parts of the body such as the lungs, liver, bones, or brain.
What is STAGE 4.
400
Women with certain these mutations, including changes to the BRCA1 and BRAC2 GENES, are at higher risk of developing breast cancer during their lifetime. Other GENE changes may raise breast cancer risk as well.
What is GENETIC FACTORS.
400
Surgery to remove the whole breast or as much as the breast tissue as possible
What is MASTECTOMY
400
In 1976,a doctor specializing in breast cancer, thought that breast cancer survivors could support one another. He called together the first support group, and 12 women showed up. HINT: A part of a larger amount that is divided among a number of people, or to which a number of people contribute.
What is called SHARE.
400
The removal of cells or tissues for examination by a pathologist.
What is a BIOPSY.
400
About _____ out of every 100 women have triple-negative breast cancer. HINT: Square root of 225
What is 15
500
The older a woman is when she has her first child, the greater the greater the risk of breast cancer. This time frame is known as
What is CHILDBEARING AGE
500
After a mastectomy a woman may choose to have this kind of surgery to reconstruct the breast
What is PLASTIC SURGERY
500
This organization was founded in 1913 as the American Society for the Control of Cancer (ASCC) by 15 prominent physicians and business leaders in New York City.