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What percentage of cases of breast cancer occur in women
older than 50?
Ans: 75%
The highest breast cancer incidence rates in the United
States are found in:
Ans: Non-Hispanic white women
Which one of the following racial groups of American
women have the highest rate of death from breast cancer?
Ans: African American women
What percentage of breast cancers occur in males in the
United States?
Ans: 1%
Which one of the following is a characteristic of breast
cancer in males?
Ans: Men are found to be significantly older at
diagnosis than women.
The prognosis of pregnant women with breast cancer when
matched for age and stage of the disease
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Ans: Does not differ from that of nonpregnant
women with breast cancer
breast health of African following statements best describes
the According to research, which one of the American
women of lower socioeconomic status (SES) compared to
age-adjusted Caucasian women?
Ans: a. Breast cancer outcomes in minority women
with a lower SES are worse than those of women with
a higher SES.
Which one of the following statements about breast cancer
in lesbians is correct?
Ans: The risk of breast cancer in lesbian women is
increased as compared to heterosexual women.
A female patient, age 50, who is postmenopausal, tells you
that she has recently experienced nipple discharge that is
bilateral and milky. Your most appropriate response to her
would be
Ans: "Nipple discharge is normal most of the time
when it is bilateral. You should be examined if it
becomes a persistent problem."
The most common physical finding related to breast cancer
is
Ans: a. A nontender hard mass
Which one of the following is an unfavorable histological
type of invasive breast cancer?
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Ans: Infiltrating lobular carcinoma
A patient is found to have atypical lobular hyperplasia (ALH)
after a core-needle biopsy Based on the relative risk of ALH
developing into a future breast cancer, you would expect the
next recommended procedure for this patient to be
Ans: Excisional biopsy
with which of the following symptoms Paget's disease of the
nipple often presents with what symptoms?
Ans: Redness, mild scaling, and flaking of the
affected nipple
A patient asks, "What are tumor-suppressor genes?" As part
of your answer, you explain that tumor-suppressor genes
code for proteins that _______ growth-promoting factors.
Ans: c. Inactivate
Mrs. Henderson's cancer is said to have been induced by
familial carcinogenesis. From this, you can assume that in her
case certain genes
Ans: Caused cancer by their absence
Which one of the following statements best describes the
significance of the BRCA1 gene?
Ans: b. It is an inherited gene mutation that
identifies families at significant risk for breast cancer
and ovarian cancer.
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Breast Care Nurse Certification
Latest Questions and Graded
Answers
What percentage of cases of breast cancer occur in women
older than 50?
Ans: 75%
The highest breast cancer incidence rates in the United
States are found in:
Ans: Non-Hispanic white women
Which one of the following racial groups of American
women have the highest rate of death from breast cancer?
Ans: African American women
What percentage of breast cancers occur in males in the
United States?
Ans: 1%
Which one of the following is a characteristic of breast
cancer in males?
Ans: Men are found to be significantly older at
diagnosis than women.
The prognosis of pregnant women with breast cancer when
matched for age and stage of the disease
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Ans: Does not differ from that of nonpregnant
women with breast cancer
breast health of African following statements best describes
the According to research, which one of the American
women of lower socioeconomic status (SES) compared to
age-adjusted Caucasian women?
Ans: a. Breast cancer outcomes in minority women
with a lower SES are worse than those of women with
a higher SES.
Which one of the following statements about breast cancer
in lesbians is correct?
Ans: The risk of breast cancer in lesbian women is
increased as compared to heterosexual women.
A female patient, age 50, who is postmenopausal, tells you
that she has recently experienced nipple discharge that is
bilateral and milky. Your most appropriate response to her
would be
Ans: "Nipple discharge is normal most of the time
when it is bilateral. You should be examined if it
becomes a persistent problem."
The most common physical finding related to breast cancer
is
Ans: a. A nontender hard mass
Which one of the following is an unfavorable histological
type of invasive breast cancer?
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Ans: Infiltrating lobular carcinoma
A patient is found to have atypical lobular hyperplasia (ALH)
after a core-needle biopsy Based on the relative risk of ALH
developing into a future breast cancer, you would expect the
next recommended procedure for this patient to be
Ans: Excisional biopsy
with which of the following symptoms Paget's disease of the
nipple often presents with what symptoms?
Ans: Redness, mild scaling, and flaking of the
affected nipple
A patient asks, "What are tumor-suppressor genes?" As part
of your answer, you explain that tumor-suppressor genes
code for proteins that _______ growth-promoting factors.
Ans: c. Inactivate
Mrs. Henderson's cancer is said to have been induced by
familial carcinogenesis. From this, you can assume that in her
case certain genes
Ans: Caused cancer by their absence
Which one of the following statements best describes the
significance of the BRCA1 gene?
Ans: b. It is an inherited gene mutation that
identifies families at significant risk for breast cancer
and ovarian cancer.
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