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Breast Cancer Facts
Risk Factors
Domestic Violence
Detection
Decreasing Risks
100
With the exception of skin cancer, this is the most common cancer in women.
What is Breast Cancer?
100
These are the major risk factors for developing breast cancer
What is being a woman and getting older?
100

How many women (out of 4) will experience domestic violence in their lifetime?

What is 1 in 4

100
Becoming aware of the look and feel of your breasts is called.
What is Breast Self-Awarness?
100
Do this for 30 minutes a day & decrease your risk by 18%.
What is taking a walk (moderate aerobic activity)?
200
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women, the first is.
What is lung cancer?
200

Being overweight, physical inactivity, alcohol consumption and the use of MHT are called

Potentially modifiable risk factors for breast cancer?

200

True or False: Most DV cases aren’t reported

What is True

200
Lumps, skin thickness, skin dimpling, changes in color, an inverted nipple and nipple discharge.
What are potential signs and symptoms of breast cancer?
200
Women should limit this to 1 a day.
What is drinking alcohol (5 oz.wine, 12 oz.beer or 1-1/2 oz.liquor)?
300
There are almost 3 million of these in the United States.
What are breast cancer survivors?
300
The risk for breast cancer increases if you have this history
What is a personal and/or family history of breast cancer?
300

What age range do women become the greatest risks of becoming victims of DV?

What is 20-24

300
From age 18 - 40, one of these shoud be done every 1 - 3 years.
What is a Clinical Breast Exam (CBE)?
300
Maintaining this, especially after menopause, will decrease your risk.
What is a healthy weight?
400

How many women per year are diagnosed with breast cancer?

What is 190,000 women per year.

400

What demographic is most likely to get breast cancer?

What is Caucasian

400

In 2022, how many women were killed worldwide as a result of DV by a partner or family member

What is 48,800 women and girls

400
The American Cancer Society recommends that women age 40 and older have one of these every year.
What is a mammogram?
400
During childbearing years, doing this has a protective effect against breast cancer.
What is breast feeding?
500
At age 60, the chance of getting breast cancer is
What is 3% or 1 out of 28?
500
This type of breast tissue may increase the risk of getting breast cancer.
What is having dense breast tissue?
500

How many children a year witness DV in their homes?

What is 3 million

500
Women with dense breast tissue will get a letter in the mail stating that they may need
What are additonal screenig tests?
500

What kind of therapy helps with decreasing the risk for breast cancer?

What is hormone replacement therapy?