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MAMMOGRAPHY BOARD EXAM WITH CORRECT ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+ 2026
The biggest risk factor for breast cancer is?
-a family hx of BC
-a personal hx of BC
-gender
-not breastfeeding ......ANSWER......Gender
One of the minor risks for BC could be?
-gender
-aging
- genetic RF
-not breast feeding ......ANSWER......Not breast feeding
What is the appropriate risk of developing breast cancer in a woman
that has a sister has the disease?
-higher risk than normal
-no significant change in risk
-lower than normal risk
-NONE OF THE ABOVE ......ANSWER......Higher risk than normal
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A woman with the greatest risk of developing BC is?
-age 30 or below
-above age 50
-between ages 30-40
-above age 20 but below age 30 ......ANSWER......ABOVE age 50
Symptoms of a possible breast disease that WILL NOT be demonstrated
on the Mammogram may include
-nipple discharge
-skin thickening
-circumscribed tumors
-sellate lesions ......ANSWER......Nipple discharge
Symptoms of VERY EARLY DCIS may include?
-skin thickening
-nipple discharge
-macrocalcifications
-NONE of the above ......ANSWER......NONE OF THE ABOVE
Skin thickening can be malignant but could also be caused by
nonmalignant factors such as?
-esophageal metastases
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-bronchial cancer
-Hodkins disease
-sarcoidosis ......ANSWER......Sarcoidosis
Risk factors associated with taking hormone replacement therapy OR
HRT include?
-early menopause
-late menopause
-increased risks for birth defects
-increased risk for BC ......ANSWER......INCREASED risk for BC
The ACS recommends that
- women older than 40 yrs SHOULD have a yearly MRI
- women younger than 40yrs should have a screening Mammogram
EVERY year
-new masses or lumps in the breast should be checked by the health
care provider
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-women 20-39 should have CBE EVERY year ......ANSWER......New
masses or lumps in the breast should be checked by a health care
provider
A health care provider should evaluate WOTF breast changes?
1. lumps or swellings
2. Skin irritation or dimpling
3. milky discharge from nipple
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 &2
(c) 1,2,&3 ......ANSWER......1&2 ONLY
1. lumps or swellings
2. Skin irritation or dimpling
It is necessary for the technologist to document WOTF?
-edema
-dimpling of the skin
-pain
-ALL of the above ......ANSWER......ALL of the above
-edema
-dimpling of the skin
MAMMOGRAPHY BOARD EXAM WITH CORRECT ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+ 2026
The biggest risk factor for breast cancer is?
-a family hx of BC
-a personal hx of BC
-gender
-not breastfeeding ......ANSWER......Gender
One of the minor risks for BC could be?
-gender
-aging
- genetic RF
-not breast feeding ......ANSWER......Not breast feeding
What is the appropriate risk of developing breast cancer in a woman
that has a sister has the disease?
-higher risk than normal
-no significant change in risk
-lower than normal risk
-NONE OF THE ABOVE ......ANSWER......Higher risk than normal
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A woman with the greatest risk of developing BC is?
-age 30 or below
-above age 50
-between ages 30-40
-above age 20 but below age 30 ......ANSWER......ABOVE age 50
Symptoms of a possible breast disease that WILL NOT be demonstrated
on the Mammogram may include
-nipple discharge
-skin thickening
-circumscribed tumors
-sellate lesions ......ANSWER......Nipple discharge
Symptoms of VERY EARLY DCIS may include?
-skin thickening
-nipple discharge
-macrocalcifications
-NONE of the above ......ANSWER......NONE OF THE ABOVE
Skin thickening can be malignant but could also be caused by
nonmalignant factors such as?
-esophageal metastases
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-bronchial cancer
-Hodkins disease
-sarcoidosis ......ANSWER......Sarcoidosis
Risk factors associated with taking hormone replacement therapy OR
HRT include?
-early menopause
-late menopause
-increased risks for birth defects
-increased risk for BC ......ANSWER......INCREASED risk for BC
The ACS recommends that
- women older than 40 yrs SHOULD have a yearly MRI
- women younger than 40yrs should have a screening Mammogram
EVERY year
-new masses or lumps in the breast should be checked by the health
care provider
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-women 20-39 should have CBE EVERY year ......ANSWER......New
masses or lumps in the breast should be checked by a health care
provider
A health care provider should evaluate WOTF breast changes?
1. lumps or swellings
2. Skin irritation or dimpling
3. milky discharge from nipple
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 &2
(c) 1,2,&3 ......ANSWER......1&2 ONLY
1. lumps or swellings
2. Skin irritation or dimpling
It is necessary for the technologist to document WOTF?
-edema
-dimpling of the skin
-pain
-ALL of the above ......ANSWER......ALL of the above
-edema
-dimpling of the skin
