Mammo Test ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What is the first dedicated mammo unit? - CORRECT ANSWER - CGR
Mammo is capable of detecting growth as early as ___ years before they can be palpated -
CORRECT ANSWER - 2 years
Development of mamma began in - CORRECT ANSWER - 1913
Radical mastectomy developed in what year - CORRECT ANSWER - 1898
The first published radiograph of living persons breast was in - CORRECT ANSWER -
1927
Xerography began in - CORRECT ANSWER - 1960
What did Dupont introduce and when? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1970
High resolution, faster film used with an intesnifying screen
Breast cancer detection project? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1973
Prove that early detection lead to treatment and survival for women with breast cancer
280,000 women volunteered
lead to regular screening
3 principles of breast cancer managment - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. patients in early
stage of disease respond well to treatment
2. patients with advanced disease do poorly
, 3. earlier the diagnosis, the better chance for survival
Risk vs benefit - CORRECT ANSWER - Large dose of radiation can lead to increased
incident of breast cancer
RISK IS DOSE DEPENDENT
Risk vs beenfit supported evidence is supported by: - CORRECT ANSWER - women
exposed to atomic bombings at hiroshima and nagasaki, women with TB who recieved multiple
fluoro exams, women treated for postpartum mastisis with radiation
How many women are at risk for breast cancer at 80 - CORRECT ANSWER - risk is 1 in
8 women by the age of 80 will get breast cancer
Clinical indications- ACR and ACS recommendations - CORRECT ANSWER - aged 35-
40--> baseline mammo
aged 40-49--> 1-2 years
aged 50+--> annually
4 risk factors - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. hormonal history
2. family history
3. BRCA
4. age
What is the first and second leading cause of death in american women? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. LUNG
2.BREAST
Which race is breast cancer the leading cause of death - CORRECT ANSWER - Hispanic
CORRECT Answers
What is the first dedicated mammo unit? - CORRECT ANSWER - CGR
Mammo is capable of detecting growth as early as ___ years before they can be palpated -
CORRECT ANSWER - 2 years
Development of mamma began in - CORRECT ANSWER - 1913
Radical mastectomy developed in what year - CORRECT ANSWER - 1898
The first published radiograph of living persons breast was in - CORRECT ANSWER -
1927
Xerography began in - CORRECT ANSWER - 1960
What did Dupont introduce and when? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1970
High resolution, faster film used with an intesnifying screen
Breast cancer detection project? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1973
Prove that early detection lead to treatment and survival for women with breast cancer
280,000 women volunteered
lead to regular screening
3 principles of breast cancer managment - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. patients in early
stage of disease respond well to treatment
2. patients with advanced disease do poorly
, 3. earlier the diagnosis, the better chance for survival
Risk vs benefit - CORRECT ANSWER - Large dose of radiation can lead to increased
incident of breast cancer
RISK IS DOSE DEPENDENT
Risk vs beenfit supported evidence is supported by: - CORRECT ANSWER - women
exposed to atomic bombings at hiroshima and nagasaki, women with TB who recieved multiple
fluoro exams, women treated for postpartum mastisis with radiation
How many women are at risk for breast cancer at 80 - CORRECT ANSWER - risk is 1 in
8 women by the age of 80 will get breast cancer
Clinical indications- ACR and ACS recommendations - CORRECT ANSWER - aged 35-
40--> baseline mammo
aged 40-49--> 1-2 years
aged 50+--> annually
4 risk factors - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. hormonal history
2. family history
3. BRCA
4. age
What is the first and second leading cause of death in american women? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. LUNG
2.BREAST
Which race is breast cancer the leading cause of death - CORRECT ANSWER - Hispanic
