Exam 26: Breast Cancer

Which prevention strategy was reported to provide 90% protection against breast cancer?

Approximately 80% of invasive breast cancers are receptor negative.

What three factors are associated with maintenance or return of menstrual function following breast cancer treatment?

Numerous studies have indicated that women tend to underestimate their risk of developing and dying of breast cancer.

List five of the factors known or suspected to be associated with breast cancer risk.

What is lymphedema, and what causes it?

Research data indicates that _____ women were LEAST likely to have had a mammogram in the past 12 months or past 24 months.

The Gail Model was developed to identify women at elevated risk of breast cancer who might benefit from chemoprotective agents.

Although adjuvant chemotherapy has significantly improved prognosis, patients of the same age with comparable tumor size and nodal status may experience very different outcomes.

Compared with lobular cancer, ductal tumors are more frequently multicentric.

Which statement about benign tumors is correct?

What are the five early detection modalities for breast cancer?

Male breast cancer is associated with which gene(s)?

What are the three types of genetic changes that permit breast cancer to develop and spread?

Which statement about Tamoxifen is correct?