Self-Breast Exam
Risk Factors
Signs and Symptoms
Pathophysiology
100
How often should you perform a self-breast exam?
Once a month
100
Being of this gender increases your risk
Female
100
This sign is normally compared to the skin of an orange
dimpling
100
What are malignant cells that grow and invade healthy cells in the body
breast cancer
200
When should you perform a self-breast exam?
5-7 days after your period
200
This is a non-modifiable risk factor
Family history
200
Your nipple will do this as a potential sign of breast cancer
retract
200
A build up of cells is called?
a lump
300
where is a good place to perform a self-breast exam?
The shower
300
This nationality is at a higher risk
African American
300
these are often felt during a self-breast exam
lumps
300
What quadrant of the breast is cancer most likely to develop
Upper outer quadrant
400
What is the purpose of a self-breast exam?
Early detection
400
What beverage increases your risk
Alcohol
400
Discharge may leak from where?
Nipple
400
These are the stages of breast cancer
0-4