Mammography Pathology questions with correct answers

what are the three phases for the development of breast cancer? CORRECT ANSWER-1) initiation 2) promotion 3) progression which genes are among the better known locations for cancer in the breast cells? CORRECT ANSWER-genes 17 (BrCA1), 13 (BrCA2), and 22 (CHEK2) ___are responsible for hereditary breast cancers BrCA1 and BrCA2 accounting for 5% to 10% for all breast cancers CORRECT ANSWER-oncogenes (genes with mutations known to initiate cancer) in which type of cells does breast cancer originate? CORRECT ANSWER-in the epithelial cells that line the ducts and the lobules. epithelial carcinogenesis is a multistage process that may take a decade or longer before clinical signs are evident the majority (95%) of benign and malignant breast disease occurs in the___ CORRECT ANSWER-terminal duct lobular unit (TDLU) What kind of cancers can occur in the TDLU? CORRECT ANSWER-ductal carcinoma,lobular carcinoma,cyst,fibroadenoma,epithelial hyperplasia,radial scar, sclerosing adenosis, and apocrine metaplasia what kind of cancer can occur in the nipple? CORRECT ANSWER-paget disease