Pathology
What is breast cancer?
Uncontrolled cell growth in cells in the breast
What number on the list of occurrence of invasive cancers in women is breast cancer?
1
Name three treatment options for breast cancer.
Surgery, radiation, hormone therapy, chemo, targeted drug therapy
What is an x-ray of the breast called?
Mammogram
True/False. There is/are genes that increase a woman’s risk of getting breast cancer.
True
Where does breast cancer usually begin (be specific!)?
Milk-carrying ducts (ductal cancer)
What is the fraction of Canadian women who will develop breast cancer during their lifetime?
1/8
What do you call the surgery of the removal of both breasts to remove cancer tissue?
Double Mastectomy
At what age should women begin routine screening?
40-45
List three ways to prevent breast cancer.
Reduce alcohol intake, don’t smoke, eat healthy, breastfeed, exercise, limit hormone therapy, limit exposure to radiation/ environmental pollutants
What is a malignant tumour?
Cancerous, can invade other tissues/ metastasize to other body parts
(Plus or minus 5), how many Canadian women were diagnosed with breast cancer everyday last year?
72 (67 - 79)
What are the two types of treatment options?
Local and systemic
Name an imaging technique other than x-ray that can be used to diagnose breast cancer.
MRI, ultrasound
In women, does the risk of breast cancer double, triple, or quadruple if mother, sister, or daughter are diagnosed with breast cancer?
In women, risk of breast cancer doubles if mother, sister, daughter are diagnosed with breast cancer
What are cancer stages?
Progression of cancer severity (based on tumour size and spread) → Stage 0: limited to duct, Stage 1 → 3: increasing tumour size, Stage 4: spread to distant organs
What is another name for Breast conserving surgery?
lumpectomy, quadrantectomy, partial mastectomy, or segmental mastectomy