Breast Cancer Questions with
Correct Answers
⦁ Signs of breast cancer - ANSWER✔✔-a lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, ⦁
dimpling of the skin, fluid coming from the nipple, or a red scaly patch of skin
⦁ In 2012, new cases - ANSWER✔✔-14.1 million new cases
⦁ breast cancer incidence has increased by - ANSWER✔✔-more than 20%
⦁ Risk factors for developing breast cancer - ANSWER✔✔-⦁ obesity, lack of physical
exercise, drinking ⦁ alcohol, ⦁ hormone replacement ⦁ therapyduring ⦁ menopause, ⦁
ionizing radiation, early age at first ⦁ menstruation, and having children late or not at all
⦁ ------- of breast cancers are due to genetic abnormalities - ANSWER✔✔-85-90%
⦁ genes ⦁ inherited from a person's parents - ANSWER✔✔-⦁ BRCA1 and ⦁ BRCA2
⦁ Breast cancer most commonly develops in cells from the lining of - ANSWER✔✔-⦁
milk⦁ ducts and the ⦁ lobules that supply the ducts with milk.
⦁ Cancers developing from the ducts are known as - ANSWER✔✔-ductal carcinomas
, ⦁ Cancers developing from lobules are known as - ANSWER✔✔-⦁ lobular⦁ carcinomas.
⦁ The diagnosis of breast cancer is confirmed by - ANSWER✔✔-taking a ⦁ biopsy of the
concerning lump.
⦁ recommend screening every - ANSWER✔✔-two years (in women 50 to 74 years old).
⦁ used in an effort to prevent breast cancer in those who are at high risk of developing it
- ANSWER✔✔-tamoxifen or raloxifene.
⦁ useful preventative measure in some high risk women - ANSWER✔✔-⦁ Surgical
removal of both breasts.
⦁ In those who have been diagnosed with cancer, a number of treatments may be used -
ANSWER✔✔-⦁ surgery, ⦁ radiation therapy, ⦁ chemotherapy, and targeted therapy.
⦁ Outcomes for breast cancer vary depending on - ANSWER✔✔-cancer type, ⦁ extent of
disease, and person's age
⦁ Survival rates in the ⦁ developed world are between - ANSWER✔✔-80% and 90%
⦁ Worldwide, breast cancer is the leading type of cancer in women, accounting for -------
of all cases - ANSWER✔✔-25%
⦁ more common in women than in men - ANSWER✔✔-100 times
⦁ The earliest breast cancers are detected by - ANSWER✔✔-a ⦁ mammogram
⦁ Removal of the whole breast - ANSWER✔✔-⦁ Mastectomy
Correct Answers
⦁ Signs of breast cancer - ANSWER✔✔-a lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, ⦁
dimpling of the skin, fluid coming from the nipple, or a red scaly patch of skin
⦁ In 2012, new cases - ANSWER✔✔-14.1 million new cases
⦁ breast cancer incidence has increased by - ANSWER✔✔-more than 20%
⦁ Risk factors for developing breast cancer - ANSWER✔✔-⦁ obesity, lack of physical
exercise, drinking ⦁ alcohol, ⦁ hormone replacement ⦁ therapyduring ⦁ menopause, ⦁
ionizing radiation, early age at first ⦁ menstruation, and having children late or not at all
⦁ ------- of breast cancers are due to genetic abnormalities - ANSWER✔✔-85-90%
⦁ genes ⦁ inherited from a person's parents - ANSWER✔✔-⦁ BRCA1 and ⦁ BRCA2
⦁ Breast cancer most commonly develops in cells from the lining of - ANSWER✔✔-⦁
milk⦁ ducts and the ⦁ lobules that supply the ducts with milk.
⦁ Cancers developing from the ducts are known as - ANSWER✔✔-ductal carcinomas
, ⦁ Cancers developing from lobules are known as - ANSWER✔✔-⦁ lobular⦁ carcinomas.
⦁ The diagnosis of breast cancer is confirmed by - ANSWER✔✔-taking a ⦁ biopsy of the
concerning lump.
⦁ recommend screening every - ANSWER✔✔-two years (in women 50 to 74 years old).
⦁ used in an effort to prevent breast cancer in those who are at high risk of developing it
- ANSWER✔✔-tamoxifen or raloxifene.
⦁ useful preventative measure in some high risk women - ANSWER✔✔-⦁ Surgical
removal of both breasts.
⦁ In those who have been diagnosed with cancer, a number of treatments may be used -
ANSWER✔✔-⦁ surgery, ⦁ radiation therapy, ⦁ chemotherapy, and targeted therapy.
⦁ Outcomes for breast cancer vary depending on - ANSWER✔✔-cancer type, ⦁ extent of
disease, and person's age
⦁ Survival rates in the ⦁ developed world are between - ANSWER✔✔-80% and 90%
⦁ Worldwide, breast cancer is the leading type of cancer in women, accounting for -------
of all cases - ANSWER✔✔-25%
⦁ more common in women than in men - ANSWER✔✔-100 times
⦁ The earliest breast cancers are detected by - ANSWER✔✔-a ⦁ mammogram
⦁ Removal of the whole breast - ANSWER✔✔-⦁ Mastectomy
