ONCOLOGY BREAST CANCER STUDY
GUIDE NEWEST 2025 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW
VERSION!!!
What is the classification of lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS)
under the TNM system? - CORRECT ANSWER-It is classified
as benign and was removed from the T category.
How should an invasive breast tumor measuring 1.5 mm be
staged? - CORRECT ANSWER-It should be classified as T1a.
,What qualifies a satellite tumor nodule as T4b? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Only macroscopically identified nodules separate
from the primary tumor qualify as T4b.
What is the correct statement regarding lymph node staging
(N category)? - CORRECT ANSWER-Only the largest
contiguous tumor deposit is used for pN categorization.
What classification is assigned to a patient with cM1 disease
confirmed microscopically? - CORRECT ANSWER-It is
classified as pM1.
Which biomarker combination is essential for prognostic
staging in breast cancer? - CORRECT ANSWER-ER, PR, and
HER2.
Which multigene panel score qualifies a tumor for the same
prognostic category as T1a-T1b N0 M0? - CORRECT ANSWER-
EndoPredict low-risk score.
,What is the most common malignancy in women in the US? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Breast cancer, with 1 in 8 women
diagnosed.
Which demographic has a higher diagnosis rate of breast
cancer? - CORRECT ANSWER-White women compared to Black
women.
What has been the impact of earlier diagnosis on breast
cancer death rates? - CORRECT ANSWER-Decreased death
rates by 2.3% in previous years.
What percentage of all breast cancers does DCIS represent?
- CORRECT ANSWER-DCIS represents ¼ of all breast cancers.
What is the most common type of invasive breast cancer? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Invasive Ductal Carcinoma (IDC),
accounting for 70-80% of lesions.
, What is the second most common invasive breast cancer? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Invasive Lobular Carcinoma (ILC),
accounting for 5-10% of invasive lesions.
What are some characteristics of Invasive Lobular
Carcinoma? - CORRECT ANSWER-Higher frequency of bilateral
breast involvement and more common in older women.
How many new invasive breast cancer cases are diagnosed
yearly in the US? - CORRECT ANSWER-226,120 new invasive
cases.
How many new in situ breast cancer cases are diagnosed
yearly? - CORRECT ANSWER-63,960 new in situ cases.
What is the estimated number of deaths from breast cancer
annually? - CORRECT ANSWER-Estimated 41,400 deaths,
making it the second leading cause after lung cancer.
GUIDE NEWEST 2025 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW
VERSION!!!
What is the classification of lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS)
under the TNM system? - CORRECT ANSWER-It is classified
as benign and was removed from the T category.
How should an invasive breast tumor measuring 1.5 mm be
staged? - CORRECT ANSWER-It should be classified as T1a.
,What qualifies a satellite tumor nodule as T4b? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Only macroscopically identified nodules separate
from the primary tumor qualify as T4b.
What is the correct statement regarding lymph node staging
(N category)? - CORRECT ANSWER-Only the largest
contiguous tumor deposit is used for pN categorization.
What classification is assigned to a patient with cM1 disease
confirmed microscopically? - CORRECT ANSWER-It is
classified as pM1.
Which biomarker combination is essential for prognostic
staging in breast cancer? - CORRECT ANSWER-ER, PR, and
HER2.
Which multigene panel score qualifies a tumor for the same
prognostic category as T1a-T1b N0 M0? - CORRECT ANSWER-
EndoPredict low-risk score.
,What is the most common malignancy in women in the US? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Breast cancer, with 1 in 8 women
diagnosed.
Which demographic has a higher diagnosis rate of breast
cancer? - CORRECT ANSWER-White women compared to Black
women.
What has been the impact of earlier diagnosis on breast
cancer death rates? - CORRECT ANSWER-Decreased death
rates by 2.3% in previous years.
What percentage of all breast cancers does DCIS represent?
- CORRECT ANSWER-DCIS represents ¼ of all breast cancers.
What is the most common type of invasive breast cancer? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Invasive Ductal Carcinoma (IDC),
accounting for 70-80% of lesions.
, What is the second most common invasive breast cancer? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Invasive Lobular Carcinoma (ILC),
accounting for 5-10% of invasive lesions.
What are some characteristics of Invasive Lobular
Carcinoma? - CORRECT ANSWER-Higher frequency of bilateral
breast involvement and more common in older women.
How many new invasive breast cancer cases are diagnosed
yearly in the US? - CORRECT ANSWER-226,120 new invasive
cases.
How many new in situ breast cancer cases are diagnosed
yearly? - CORRECT ANSWER-63,960 new in situ cases.
What is the estimated number of deaths from breast cancer
annually? - CORRECT ANSWER-Estimated 41,400 deaths,
making it the second leading cause after lung cancer.
