Stages of Breast Cancer
No evidence of cancerous cells have been identified
What is Stage 0?
A treatment that uses the patient’s immune system to fight cancer
What is Immunotherapy?
An x-ray of the breast
What is a Mammogram?
Walking on a treadmill, running, jumping rope
What is exercise?
This risk factor has to do with weight gain
What is Obesity?
Broken into 3 stages and can be defined as a tumor spreading into the chest area
What is Stage 3?
A cancer treatment that uses high-energy x-rays or other types of radiation to kill cancer cells or keep them from growing
What is Radiation Therapy?
An exam of the breast by a doctor or other health professional
What is a Clinical breast exam?
Consuming excessive amounts of alcohol can contribute to breast cancer, do not _____ too much!
What is Drink?
A term that describes a relative amount of different types of breast tissue as seen on a mammogram.
What is Dense breast tissue?
Broken into 2 stages but can be defined as cancer cells that are invading normal surrounding breast tissue
What is Stage 1?
A cancer treatment that uses drugs to stop the growth of cancer cells
What is Chemotherapy?
The removal of cells or tissues so they can be viewed under a microscope
Biopsy
Surgery to remove the ovaries is called _____
What is Ovarian ablation?
The risk of this treatment for breast cancer depends on the dose of radiation and the age at which it is given.
What is Radiation Therapy?
Broken into 2 stages and can be defined as a tumor that has or has not spread to the lymph nodes in your breast
What is Stage 2?
A surgery to remove the whole breast that has cancer
What is a Mastectomy ?
A procedure in which high-energy sound waves are bounced off internal tissues or organs and make echoes. The echoes form a picture of body tissues.
What is a Ultrasound exam?
Check-ups, mammograms, and other types of screening methods that you may have to find breast cancer before symptoms develop
What is a Breast examination?
Having a first-degree relative (mother) who had breast cancer
What is Family History?
Cancer has spread beyond the breast and nearby lymph nodes to other organs of the body, such as the lungs
What is Stage 4?
A surgery to remove cancerous breast tissue along with a rim of normal tissue
What is a Lumpectomy?
The four types of biopsy's used to check for breast cancer
What are Excisional biopsy, Incisional biopsy, Core biopsy, and Fine-needle aspiration biopsy?
The removal of both breasts to prevent cancer in high risk individuals.
What is a Prophylactic Mastectomy?
As a woman reaches _____, the chance of getting breast cancer increases
What is Old Age?