test your knowledge of breast cancer

Test Your Knowledge ofBreast Cancer

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The following slides are trivia questions.

Please answer these questions by:

multiple choice or

true/false.

Directions


Most women diagnosed with breast cancer have which of the following

risk factors:A. A family history of the disease

B. Lumpy breast tissue

C. High stress levels

D. All of the above

E. None of the above


Select the most correct answer:

E. None of the above

For the majority of women diagnosed with breast cancer, their main risk factors are

being a women and growing older.


Most breast lumps are cancerous

• True

• False


False

• Roughly 80% of lumps are caused by benign (noncancerous) changes, cysts or other conditions. However it is important to report all changes to your doctor because detecting breast cancer early is important.


Which item below is known to have an increased effect of breast

cancer?A. AlcoholB. Excess weightC. Lack of exerciseD. Preservatives in foodE. Hormone replacement therapy

(HRT)



D. Preservatives in food

Foods that contain preservatives DO NOT appear to effect the risk for breast cancer. The other items: alcohol, excess weight,

lack of exercise and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can affect your risk of

breast cancer.


Which of these has been proven to increase breast cancer risk?

A. Cell phones

B. Underwire bras

C. Antiperspirants/deodorants

D. Breast implants

E. All of the above

F. None of the abovewww.operationpinkbag.org


F. None of the above

Rumors have spread rapidly, but there’s no scientific evidence that

antiperspirants/deodorants, underwire bras, cell phones or breast implants can

increase the risk, much less cause breast cancer.


Having a routine screening mammogram may cause breast

cancer?


• True

• False

False• A routine mammogram can detect breast

cancer as early as two years before it can be felt. Mammography is the best way to detect breast cancer at an early stage.


Which of the following groups of women have a risk of developing

breast cancer?A. WhiteB. African-AmericanC. HispanicD. AsianE. American IndianF. All of the aboveG. None of the above



F. All of the above

• All women are at risk of developing breast cancer. In the state of Idaho, Hispanic women are more likely to die of breast cancer because they are often diagnosed at an advanced stage, when breast cancer is harder to treat and cure.

• ALL WOMEN aged 40 and older need annual screening mammograms.


Most cases of breast cancer occur in women with no known risk

factors.• True

• False


True

• Over 70 percent of breast cancer cases occur in women with no known risk factors.


Aside from being a women, which of the factors below is the greatest risk

of developing breast cancer?A. Family historyB. AgeC. ObesityD. AlcoholE. All of the above



B. Age

• Age is the number one factor- your risk goes up as you get older. Remember that 70% of women who get breast cancer have no identifiable risk factors and only 10% of breast cancers and be traced to family history.


Women with lumpy breasts (also known as fibrocystic breasts) are more likely to get breast cancer.

• True

• False


False

• Women with lumpy breasts are at equal risk of breast cancer.


Women who have an injured breast are at an increased risk of breast

cancer.

• True

• False


False

• There is no evidence that an injury can result in breast cancer. However, sometimes an injury may draw a woman’s attention to an area in her breast where cancer already exists.


If I have additional questions regarding breast cancer who should

I talk to?

• Your Doctor or Primary Care Provider


Mammograms• Remember having a mammogram is still

the best way to detect breast cancer at an early stage.

• Three simple steps:1. Monthly breast self-examination beginning by

age 20

2. Clinical breast exams at least every three years, starting at age 20 and annually after age 40

3. Annual mammograms starting at age 40


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