Risk Factors
this type of risk factor includes inherited mutations in genes such as BRCA1 and BRCA2
what is a genetic factor?
A common first sign of breast cancer is a painless lump or thickening found in this part of the body.
What is the breast or underarm?
Health experts recommend that women regularly perform this self-check method to become familiar with how their breasts normally look and feel.
What is a breast self-exam (BSE)?
What is the most common treatment option for breast cancer that involves removing cancerous tissue from the breast?
What is surgery?
This month is internationally recognized for easing breast cancer awareness and encouraging early detection.
What is October?
what’s the name of the mutated gene that increases the risk in breast cancer?
BRCA1/BRCA2
A new lump in the breast or underarm is considered one of these early warning indicators.
What is a sign or symptom of breast cancer?
This imaging test is commonly used to screen for breast cancer and is recommended annually for women over 40.
what is a mammogram?
This treatment uses powerful drugs to kill fast-growing cancer cells and is often given before or after surgery
what is chemotherapy?
Exercising regularly, eating a balanced diet, and limiting alcohol are examples of this type of prevention strategy
what are lifestyle changes?
This lifestyle factor, which increases levels of estrogen and insulin in the body, is associated with a higher risk of postmenopausal breast cancer.
What is obesity?
warning signs, self-exam findings, and clinical features.
This is one of the most common warning signs of breast cancer that you can often feel during a self-exam
What is a lump in the breast?
instead of feeling for a lump, doctors confirm the cancer by taking a small piece of the tissue also know as this
what is biopsy
This treatment uses high-energy to target and kill cancer cells,often after surgery
What is radiation therapy?
At what age is it generally recommended that women at average risk begin regular mammogram screenings for breast cancer?
Women at average risk are generally advised to begin annual or biennial mammogram screenings at age 40 (some guidelines suggest starting at 45) and continue until around age 74, depending on individual risk and health status.
Which one of these are NOT a risk factor of Breast Cancer
1. Age
2. Being overweight
3. Eating too much gluten
4. Genetics
What is eating too much gluten
what fruit does skin dimpling resemble in individuals with breast cancer?
Orange
What minority group often faces the most barriers to early breast cancer screening and diagnosis?
Black women due to systemic racism and limited access to care.
This treatment blocks or lowers estrogen in the body to slow or stop the growth of hormone receptor–positive breast cancers.
What is hormone (endocrine) therapy?
Why is it important for women to be aware of their “normal” breast appearance and feel, and how does this relate to early detection of breast cancer?
Knowing what is normal for one’s own breasts helps women detect unusual changes, such as lumps, skin dimpling, nipple inversion, or discharge, early. Early detection improves treatment outcomes and survival rates.
This hormone, often found in higher levels in women who begin menstruation early or enter menopause late, is linked to an increased risk of developing breast cancer due to longer lifetime exposure.
What is estrogen?
This symptom, involving spontaneous, unilateral nipple discharge that is clear or bloody, can be an early warning sign of breast cancer affecting the milk ducts.
What is nipple discharge?
This diagnostic procedure uses a hollow needle to remove small samples of breast tissue for microscopic examination, providing a definitive diagnosis after an abnormal imaging result.
What is core needle biopsy?
Angelina Jolie made headlines by choosing this drastic preventive surgery after learning she carried the BRCA mutation.
what is double mastectomy
Research is still limited, but some studies suggest that frequent use of this popular college drug may influence hormone levels and immune function, raising questions about its link to breast cancer risk
marijuana/weed