Breast Cancer Practice Quiz 2025
Questions and Answers
A woman aged 48 years comes to the clinic because she has discovered a lump in her
breast. The diagnosis is positive for breast cancer. The woman asks you when her
teenage daughters should begin mammography. What is your best advice? -
ANSWER✔✔-Age 25 years
Response Feedback:
A general guideline is to begin screening 10 years earlier than the age at which the
youngest family member developed breast cancer but not before age 25 years. In
families with a history of breast cancer, a downward shift in age of diagnosis of about
10 years is seen. Since their mother developed breast cancer at age 48 years, the client
should begin mammography at age 38 years.
A woman, aged 29 years, has just been diagnosed with breast cancer. The physician has
presented several treatment options but the patient cannot make a decision at this time.
As the nurse caring for the patient what questions can you ask that will assist this
, patient in making a decision about what treatment option is best for her? -
ANSWER✔✔-"How would you feel about losing your breast?"
Response Feedback:
The nurse can explore the issues with the individual patient by asking questions such as
the following: How would you feel about losing your breast? Are you considering
breast reconstruction? If you choose to retain your breast, would you consider
undergoing radiation treatments 5 days a week for 5 to 6 weeks? Chemotherapy is not
generally given 5 days a week for 5 to 6 weeks. Option B is an appropriate question
termed in a negative, condescending way, so it is incorrect. Option D is irrelevant and
not an appropriate question.
A patient comes to the clinic after finding a lump in her breast. The lump is found to be
a small, well-defined nodule in the right breast. The patient asks the nurse about her
treatment options. Which treatment would be considered best for this patient? -
ANSWER✔✔-Lumpectomy and radiation
Response Feedback:
Treatment for breast cancer depends on the disease stage and type, the patient's age and
menopausal status, and the disfiguring effects of the surgery. For this patient,
lumpectomy is the most likely option. Lumpectomy involves a small incision with
removal of the surrounding tissue and, possibly, the nearby lymph nodes. The patient
usually undergoes radiation therapy afterward. In a partial mastectomy, the tumor is
Questions and Answers
A woman aged 48 years comes to the clinic because she has discovered a lump in her
breast. The diagnosis is positive for breast cancer. The woman asks you when her
teenage daughters should begin mammography. What is your best advice? -
ANSWER✔✔-Age 25 years
Response Feedback:
A general guideline is to begin screening 10 years earlier than the age at which the
youngest family member developed breast cancer but not before age 25 years. In
families with a history of breast cancer, a downward shift in age of diagnosis of about
10 years is seen. Since their mother developed breast cancer at age 48 years, the client
should begin mammography at age 38 years.
A woman, aged 29 years, has just been diagnosed with breast cancer. The physician has
presented several treatment options but the patient cannot make a decision at this time.
As the nurse caring for the patient what questions can you ask that will assist this
, patient in making a decision about what treatment option is best for her? -
ANSWER✔✔-"How would you feel about losing your breast?"
Response Feedback:
The nurse can explore the issues with the individual patient by asking questions such as
the following: How would you feel about losing your breast? Are you considering
breast reconstruction? If you choose to retain your breast, would you consider
undergoing radiation treatments 5 days a week for 5 to 6 weeks? Chemotherapy is not
generally given 5 days a week for 5 to 6 weeks. Option B is an appropriate question
termed in a negative, condescending way, so it is incorrect. Option D is irrelevant and
not an appropriate question.
A patient comes to the clinic after finding a lump in her breast. The lump is found to be
a small, well-defined nodule in the right breast. The patient asks the nurse about her
treatment options. Which treatment would be considered best for this patient? -
ANSWER✔✔-Lumpectomy and radiation
Response Feedback:
Treatment for breast cancer depends on the disease stage and type, the patient's age and
menopausal status, and the disfiguring effects of the surgery. For this patient,
lumpectomy is the most likely option. Lumpectomy involves a small incision with
removal of the surrounding tissue and, possibly, the nearby lymph nodes. The patient
usually undergoes radiation therapy afterward. In a partial mastectomy, the tumor is
