Clinical Oncology 2 Final UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

Clinical Oncology 2 Final UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
breast cancer accounts for what percentage of cancer in women? - CORRECT ANSWER -
30%


what is the lifetime risk of breast cancer? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1 in 8 women



has incidence increased or decrease? - CORRECT ANSWER - decreased



what is the most important risk factor of breast cancer? - CORRECT ANSWER - Age



what is the overall 5 year survival of breast cancer? - CORRECT ANSWER - 90%



what is the overall 10 year survival of breast cancer? - CORRECT ANSWER - 83%



what are the risk factors of breast cancer - CORRECT ANSWER - - gender
- age
- Genetics


what is a big genetic risk factor of breast cancer? - CORRECT ANSWER - BRCA gene



are BRCA genes good or bad when mutated? - CORRECT ANSWER - BAD



BRCA genes are seen in what percentage of patients? - CORRECT ANSWER - 5-6%

,what is the etiology of breast cancer? - CORRECT ANSWER - - personal history of breast
cancer
- race (slightly higher in white women, black women tend to present with higher stage)
- history of abnormal breast biopsy


Early .... / late .... is a risk factor of breast cancer - CORRECT ANSWER - early
MENARCHE/ late MENOPAUSE


do dense breasts have a higher risk of undetected breast cancer? - CORRECT ANSWER -
yes


rank disease by death rate for women - CORRECT ANSWER - - lung
- breast
- colon
- pancreas


rank disease by death rate for men - CORRECT ANSWER - - lung
- prostate
- colon
- pancrease


rank disease by incidence for women - CORRECT ANSWER - - breast
- lung
- colon


rank disease by incidence for men - CORRECT ANSWER - - prostate
- lung
- colon

,which family members contribute to risk family history with breast cancer - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1st degree relative (like grandma)
2 times increased risk


what is the risk from exposure to radiation for breast cancer in women <20 - CORRECT
ANSWER - 34%


what is the risk form exposure to radiation for breast cancer in women >29 - CORRECT
ANSWER - 3.5%



what medications are used in chemoprevention in breast cancer - CORRECT ANSWER --
Tamoxifen
- Raloxifene
- Aromatase Inhibitors


what can be done to prevent breast cancer? - CORRECT ANSWER - - prophylactic
mastectomy
- Oophorectomy


what types of tissue makes up the breast? - CORRECT ANSWER - - Glandular tissue
- Adipose tissue
- Connective tissue


what is the tail of spence? - CORRECT ANSWER - extension of breast tissue into the
axillary nodes


how much of the breast lies over the pectoralis muscle? - CORRECT ANSWER - 2/3



what is the breast extension on the sagittal plane? - CORRECT ANSWER - superior: 2nd
rib

, inferior: 6th rib


what is the breast extension on the horizontal plane? - CORRECT ANSWER - sternum -->
mid-axillary line


where do the level 1 axillary nodes lie? what is another name for them? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Lie most inferior and most lateral
- also called the posterior axillary nodes


where do the level 2 axillary nodes lie? what is another name for them? - CORRECT
ANSWER - they are the middle of the axillary nodes.
- central axillary nodes


where do the level 3 axillary nodes lie? what is another name for them? - CORRECT
ANSWER - they lie most superior and medial
- apical axillary nodes


where do the internal mammary nodes lie? - CORRECT ANSWER - right along the
mediastinum


what nodes are the primary drainage for the breast? - CORRECT ANSWER - axillary
nodes


all axillary nodes like medial to where? - CORRECT ANSWER - humoral head



how deep are the internal mammary nodes? - CORRECT ANSWER - 2 1/2 - 3 cm deep
and 3cm lateral to midline


where are the supraclavicular nodes located? - CORRECT ANSWER - located in the
supraclavicular fossa