BREAST CANCER MASTERY QUIZ UNIT 4 2026/2027 | NURSING
STUDY GUIDE, EXAM REVIEW & PRACTICE QUESTIONS
Which supplement does the nurse suggest to a patient who reports mild nausea while
undergoing breast cancer treatment?
A) Garlic
B) Ginger
C) Ginseng
D) Black cohosh - Correct answer ✔✔ B) Ginger
Which statement about the early detection of breast masses is correct?
A) The goal of screening for breast cancer is early detection
B) Mammography as a baseline screening is recommended by the American Cancer Society at
30 years of age
C) Clinical breast examinations should be done yearly, starting at age 20
D) Detection of breast cancer before or after axillary node invasion yields the same survival rate
- Correct answer ✔✔ A) The goal of screening for breast cancer is early detection
Which information does the nurse include when teaching a patient how to correctly perform a
breast self-examination (BSE)?
A) Perform palpation when lying down
B) Use the fingertips when palpating the breast tissue
C) Do not apply pressure when palpating the breast tissue
D) Inspect the breasts in front of the mirror with the arms straight up - Correct answer ✔✔ A)
Perform palpation when lying down
The nurse reviews options for breast cancer treatment and discusses that which type of
treatment does not alter the outcome of the cancer?
, A) Chemotherapy
B) Hormonal therapy
C) Neoadjuvant therapy
D) Complementary and integrative therapy - Correct answer ✔✔ D) Complementary and
integrative therapy
Which option for prevention and early detection of breast cancer is the treatment of choice for
a patient with a high genetic risk?
A) Prophylactic mastectomy
B) Breast self-examination beginning at 20 years of age
C) Hormone-replacement therapy combining estrogen and progesterone
D) MRI and mammography every year beginning at age 30 - Correct answer ✔✔ D) MRI and
mammography every year beginning at age 30
When speaking with a group of African-American women who are younger than age 60, the
nurse informs them that they are at greater risk for which type of cancer when compared with
others in their age-group?
A) Oral cancer
B) Breast cancer
C) Gastric cancer
D) Head and neck cancer - Correct answer ✔✔ B) Breast cancer
The nurse instructs a patient who has undergone breast reconstruction surgery to avoid which
sleeping position during the postoperative period?
A) Prone
B) Supine
C) Side-lying
D) Semi-fowler - Correct answer ✔✔ A) Prone
STUDY GUIDE, EXAM REVIEW & PRACTICE QUESTIONS
Which supplement does the nurse suggest to a patient who reports mild nausea while
undergoing breast cancer treatment?
A) Garlic
B) Ginger
C) Ginseng
D) Black cohosh - Correct answer ✔✔ B) Ginger
Which statement about the early detection of breast masses is correct?
A) The goal of screening for breast cancer is early detection
B) Mammography as a baseline screening is recommended by the American Cancer Society at
30 years of age
C) Clinical breast examinations should be done yearly, starting at age 20
D) Detection of breast cancer before or after axillary node invasion yields the same survival rate
- Correct answer ✔✔ A) The goal of screening for breast cancer is early detection
Which information does the nurse include when teaching a patient how to correctly perform a
breast self-examination (BSE)?
A) Perform palpation when lying down
B) Use the fingertips when palpating the breast tissue
C) Do not apply pressure when palpating the breast tissue
D) Inspect the breasts in front of the mirror with the arms straight up - Correct answer ✔✔ A)
Perform palpation when lying down
The nurse reviews options for breast cancer treatment and discusses that which type of
treatment does not alter the outcome of the cancer?
, A) Chemotherapy
B) Hormonal therapy
C) Neoadjuvant therapy
D) Complementary and integrative therapy - Correct answer ✔✔ D) Complementary and
integrative therapy
Which option for prevention and early detection of breast cancer is the treatment of choice for
a patient with a high genetic risk?
A) Prophylactic mastectomy
B) Breast self-examination beginning at 20 years of age
C) Hormone-replacement therapy combining estrogen and progesterone
D) MRI and mammography every year beginning at age 30 - Correct answer ✔✔ D) MRI and
mammography every year beginning at age 30
When speaking with a group of African-American women who are younger than age 60, the
nurse informs them that they are at greater risk for which type of cancer when compared with
others in their age-group?
A) Oral cancer
B) Breast cancer
C) Gastric cancer
D) Head and neck cancer - Correct answer ✔✔ B) Breast cancer
The nurse instructs a patient who has undergone breast reconstruction surgery to avoid which
sleeping position during the postoperative period?
A) Prone
B) Supine
C) Side-lying
D) Semi-fowler - Correct answer ✔✔ A) Prone
