Based on current evidence, which of the following is NOT a potential risk factor for breast cancer?
A) lack of physical activity
b) wearing underwire bras
c)cigarette smoking
d)being a woman
What is wearing underwire bras
100
what is the most obvious sign that someone has breast cancer?
What is unusual lumps and swelling in the breast area
100
What is the name of the X-ray used to help detect breast cancer?
What is a mammogram
100
Q: can men get breast cancer too?
What is yes
200
What percentage of women who develop breast cancer do NOT have a strong family history of the disease?
A) 20%
B)40%
C)50%
D)80%
What is D) 80%
200
The greatest risk of breast cancer occurs at what age?
What is between 45-50 and over
200
Q: What can you do to help prevent breast cancer?
What is Boost your immune system,
Regulate your estrogen level
200
At what age does the ACS recommend that women begin yearly mammograms?
What is 40
200
Q: Which of the following does NOT describe a tumor?
a)it is hard and irregularly shaped
b)Tumors can change with menstruation
c)Tumors are usually found in only 1 breast
d)It does not move
What is b)Tumors can change with menstruation
300
When doing a breast self-exam, what should you be looking for on the breast skin, areola and nipple?
What is scaling, miscoloring, lumps, ridges, and puckering
300
Which of these has been proven to increase breast cancer risk?
A) cell phones
b) implants
c) antiperspirants
d) none of the above
d) none of the above
300
Which of the follwoing statements is false?
A. Most breast lumps are benign
B. Most women diagnosed with breast cancer will die
C.BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 are genes that may incresease one's risk for breast cancer
D. Women who excercise regularly have reduced risk of breast cancer
What is B. Most women diagnosed with breast cancer will die
300
which of the following is NOT a treatment used for breast cancer??
A. Surgery
B. Chemotherapy
C. Radiation
D. Hormone Therapy
E. UltraViolet Light Therapy
What is E. ultra violet light therapy
300
: Of breast lumps biopsied annually, approximately how many are non-cancerous?
a) 1 out of 5
b) 4 out of 5
c) 2 out of 3
d) 1 out of 10
What is b) 4 out of 5
400
Which U.S. ethnic group has the highest rate of developing breast cancer?
What is whites/caucaisians
400
which of the following represents the precentage of breast cancers passed down through a gene from one family to another?
A. 5-10%
B. 60-65%
C. 15-20%
D. 35-40%
What is A. 5-10%
400
What percentage of women find fibrocystic nodules, aka benign lumps, in their breasts?
What is 66%
400
How many minutes should you spend on each breast in order to correctly perform a breast self-exam?
What is 8 MINUTES
400
Which of the following foods can decrease your risk for breast cysts?
a)High-fiber cereal
b)Cheese
c)Chocolate
d)Caffeine
What is a) high-fiber cereal
500
Mammograms decrease breast-cancer death rates by what percent
a) 15%
b) 26%
c) 30%
d)100%
What is 30%
500
Q: This vitamin prevents tumor metastasis and can help kill cancer cells:
a) vitamin A
b) vitamin K
c)vitamin D
d) vitamin B
What is Vitamin D
500
Drinking 3 cups of green tea per day decreases your chances of getting breast cancer by how much?
What is 50%
500
What is the best way to find breast cancer early?
A)Digital mammography
B) Yearly doctor’s exam
C)Your monthly breast self-exam
D)All the above
What is d) all of the above
500
True or False: Eating immunity-boosting foods is a good way to help decrease your breast cancer risk