Mammo ARRT Final Exam Elaboration |Question and Answer| 100% Correct

Mammo ARRT Final Exam Elaboration |Question and Answer| 100% Correct The biggest risk factor for breast cancer disease is (a) a family history of breast cancer (b) a personal history of breast cancer (c) gender (d) not breast feeding (C) Gender One of the minor risk factors for breast cancer could include (a) gender (b) aging (c) genetic risk factors (d) Not breast Feeding (d) Not breast feeding What is the approximate risk of developing breast cancer for a women whose fathers sister has the disease (a) higher than normal risk (b) no significant change in risk' (c) lower than normal risk (d) none of the above (a) higher than normal risk Seventy seven percent of breast cancers are discovered in women in which age group (a) age 30 or below (b) above age 50 (c) between 30 and 40 (d) above 20 but below the age of 30 (b) above the age of 50 Symptoms of benign breast disease not seen mammographically can include 1. nipple discharge 2. skin thickening mscribed tumors (a) 1 only (b) 3 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1 and 3 only (a) nipple discharge Symptoms of malignant breast cancer include thickening e discharge fications (a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1,2, and 3 (d) 1,2, and 3 skin thickening nipple discharge calcification Skin thickening can be malignant but could also be caused by 1.a breast abscess 2. a calcified fibroadenoma 3. postradiation (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) 1 and 2 only (d) 1 and 3 only (d) 1 and 3 only a breast abscess post radiation The two main classifications of breast cancer are 1. ductal 2. lobular 3. medullary (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) 1 and 2 only (d) 1 and 3 only (c) 1 and 2 only ductal lobular MRI could be used 1. as a primary detection tool image patients with breast implants to evaluate ruptures 3. to determine tumor margins and the extent of tumor spread (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 (c) 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 3 (c) 2 and 3 to image patients with breast implants to evaluate ruptures to determine tumor margins and the extent of tumor spread chemotherapy involves the use of drugs to treat cancer that may have spread The ACS recommends that -women above 40 should have a screening mammo every year -new masses or lumps in the breast should be checked by a health care provider A health care provider should evaluate which of the following breast changes -lumps or swellings -skin irritation or dimpling A CBE should be performed every -every year after age 40 -3 years between ages 20 and 39 A CBE can be performed by which of the following -the radiologist -a health-care professional a BSE should be done regularly by -the patient All women about the age ______ should perform a BSE regularly -20 The two-step method of BSE is to -look and feel for changes in the breast When visually inspecting the breast the changes that should be recorded include -changes in size and shape -changes in texture or color -indentations The patients medical history and documentation will -provide the radiologist with information on the patients risk factors for breast cancer -provide information about the possible benign breast conditions of the patient The importance of the BSE and the CBE is stressed because -both with help in the detection of the malignant breast condition