Facts
Statistics
Prevention/Symptoms/Treatments
Men and Breast Cancer
Celebrities
100
What month is breast cancer awareness
What is October
100
How many women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime?
About 1 in 8 US women (12%)
100
How does someone get tested for breast cancer
What is mammograms
100
Can men get breast cancer?
Yes!
100
News anchor for Good Morning America diagnosed in 2007
Who is Robin Roberts
200
Who is commonly diagnosed with breast cancer
Women
200
True or False. Seventy-five percent of new cases and 84% of breast cancer deaths occurred in women 50 years of age and older.
False! 79% of new cases and 88% of breast cancer deaths occurred in women 50 years of age and older
200
How does one determine if they possibly have breast cancer
What is regular self-exams
200
How likely is it that a male will get breast cancer?
Rare (100xs less likely than women)
200
Female country singer diagnosed in 2006 (she sang "Picture" with Kid Rock)
Who is Sheryl Crow
300
What ethnic group has the highest rate of breast cancer?
What is Non-Hispanic white women
300
How many deaths have been cause by breast cancer in 2014
What is 40,430
300
What can you do to reduce your rise of breast cancer?
What is limit alcohol, don't smoke, control your weight. However there is no way to totally prevent breast cancer
300
How many men will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime?
What is 1 in 1,000
300
Female Comedian diagnosed in 2011? She joined The Chris Rock Show as a writer and also played a character on The New Adventure of Old Christine.
Who is Wanda Sykes
400
Who is the leader in the fight to end breast cancer
What is the American Cancer Society
400
What percent of breast cancers occur in women who have no family history of breast cancer?
What is 85%
400
How is breast cancer treated?
Surgery Chemotherapy Radiation Therapy Immunotherapy Vaccine Therapy
400
How many deaths are caused by breast cancer in males
What is roughly 400
400
Actress diagnosed in 2008 starred in Married with Children, Anchorman, Hall Pass, and Up All Night?
Who is Christina Applegate
500
What is breast cancer?
Breast cancer is a malignant tumor that starts from cells of the breast. A malignant tumor is a group of cancer cells that may grow into (invade) surrounding tissues or spread (metastasize) to distant areas of the body.
500
How many new cases of breast cancer have been diagnosed so far in 2014
What is approximately 235,000
500
Name three symptoms of breast cancer
Nipple tenderness Finding a lump thickening of the skin any discharge change in apperance
500
How many new cases of breast cancer are expected for men this year?
What is approximately 2,360
500
He was an American musician and actor, best known as the co-founder, original drummer, and occasional vocalist of hard rock band Kiss. He was diagnosed in 2008.
Who is Peter Criss