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Clinical Oncology 2 Final Exam Questions with Detailed
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breast cancer accounts for what percentage of cancer in women?
Ans: 30%
what is the lifetime risk of breast cancer?
Ans: 1 in 8 women
has incidence increased or decrease?
Ans: decreased
what is the most important risk factor of breast cancer?
Ans: Age
what is the overall 5 year survival of breast cancer?
Ans: 90%
what is the overall 10 year survival of breast cancer?
Ans: 83%
what are the risk factors of breast cancer
Ans: - gender
- age
- Genetics
what is a big genetic risk factor of breast cancer?
Ans: BRCA gene
are BRCA genes good or bad when mutated?
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vPretest - Stuvia US
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Ans: BAD
BRCA genes are seen in what percentage of patients?
Ans: 5-6%
what is the etiology of breast cancer?
Ans: - 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
Ans: early MENARCHE/ late MENOPAUSE
do dense breasts have a higher risk of undetected breast cancer?
Ans: yes
rank disease by death rate for women
Ans: - lung
- breast
- colon
- pancreas
rank disease by death rate for men
Ans: - lung
- prostate
- colon
- pancrease
rank disease by incidence for women
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vPretest - Stuvia US
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Ans: - breast
- lung
- colon
rank disease by incidence for men
Ans: - prostate
- lung
- colon
which family members contribute to risk family history with breast cancer
Ans: 1st degree relative (like grandma)
2 times increased risk
what is the risk from exposure to radiation for breast cancer in women <20
Ans: 34%
what is the risk form exposure to radiation for breast cancer in women >29
Ans: 3.5%
what medications are used in chemoprevention in breast cancer
Ans: - Tamoxifen
- Raloxifene
- Aromatase Inhibitors
what can be done to prevent breast cancer?
Ans: - prophylactic mastectomy
- Oophorectomy
what types of tissue makes up the breast?
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vPretest - Stuvia US
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Ans: - Glandular tissue
- Adipose tissue
- Connective tissue
what is the tail of spence?
Ans: extension of breast tissue into the axillary nodes
how much of the breast lies over the pectoralis muscle?
Ans: 2/3
what is the breast extension on the sagittal plane?
Ans: superior: 2nd rib
inferior: 6th rib
what is the breast extension on the horizontal plane?
Ans: sternum --> mid-axillary line
where do the level 1 axillary nodes lie? what is another name for them?
Ans: 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?
Ans: 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?
Ans: they lie most superior and medial
- apical axillary nodes
where do the internal mammary nodes lie?
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vPretest - Stuvia US
Clinical Oncology 2 Final Exam Questions with Detailed
Verified Answers (100% Correct Answers) /Already Graded
A+
breast cancer accounts for what percentage of cancer in women?
Ans: 30%
what is the lifetime risk of breast cancer?
Ans: 1 in 8 women
has incidence increased or decrease?
Ans: decreased
what is the most important risk factor of breast cancer?
Ans: Age
what is the overall 5 year survival of breast cancer?
Ans: 90%
what is the overall 10 year survival of breast cancer?
Ans: 83%
what are the risk factors of breast cancer
Ans: - gender
- age
- Genetics
what is a big genetic risk factor of breast cancer?
Ans: BRCA gene
are BRCA genes good or bad when mutated?
Approved By:
vPretest - Stuvia US
,2
Ans: BAD
BRCA genes are seen in what percentage of patients?
Ans: 5-6%
what is the etiology of breast cancer?
Ans: - 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
Ans: early MENARCHE/ late MENOPAUSE
do dense breasts have a higher risk of undetected breast cancer?
Ans: yes
rank disease by death rate for women
Ans: - lung
- breast
- colon
- pancreas
rank disease by death rate for men
Ans: - lung
- prostate
- colon
- pancrease
rank disease by incidence for women
Approved By:
vPretest - Stuvia US
,3
Ans: - breast
- lung
- colon
rank disease by incidence for men
Ans: - prostate
- lung
- colon
which family members contribute to risk family history with breast cancer
Ans: 1st degree relative (like grandma)
2 times increased risk
what is the risk from exposure to radiation for breast cancer in women <20
Ans: 34%
what is the risk form exposure to radiation for breast cancer in women >29
Ans: 3.5%
what medications are used in chemoprevention in breast cancer
Ans: - Tamoxifen
- Raloxifene
- Aromatase Inhibitors
what can be done to prevent breast cancer?
Ans: - prophylactic mastectomy
- Oophorectomy
what types of tissue makes up the breast?
Approved By:
vPretest - Stuvia US
, 4
Ans: - Glandular tissue
- Adipose tissue
- Connective tissue
what is the tail of spence?
Ans: extension of breast tissue into the axillary nodes
how much of the breast lies over the pectoralis muscle?
Ans: 2/3
what is the breast extension on the sagittal plane?
Ans: superior: 2nd rib
inferior: 6th rib
what is the breast extension on the horizontal plane?
Ans: sternum --> mid-axillary line
where do the level 1 axillary nodes lie? what is another name for them?
Ans: 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?
Ans: 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?
Ans: they lie most superior and medial
- apical axillary nodes
where do the internal mammary nodes lie?
Approved By:
vPretest - Stuvia US
