CANCERS & MENOPAUSE FINAL EXAM
2025 WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
Congenital Breast Anomalies
- Inversion
- Athelia (no nipple)
- Polythelia (multiple)
- Amastaia (no breast tissue)
- Polymastia (accessory tissue)
Layers of Breast Tissue
Retromammary: closest to chest/ribs
Subcutaneous: fat
Mammary: milk production, ducts & lobules
Breast Cancer Screening
- breast self exam (monthly, 1-week after menses)
- clinical breast exam (annual)
- mammography (40+ y/o)
Mammography Education
, NSG: discomfort, pain; take NSAIDs, no perfume/deo
Results: benign cyst, calcification, cancerous
Ductal Lavage
Higher risk women; family history
- collect cells with needle to evaluate cancerous
Macromastia
S/S: large breast, chronic pain, paraesthesia
Tx: breast reduction
Micromastia
S/S: small breast, body image
Tx: implant (silicone, saline); sub-glandular/muscular
Fibrocystic Breast
S/S: smooth cysts, tender
Tx: low caffeine, low fat, no smoke/alcohol, heat
2025 WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
Congenital Breast Anomalies
- Inversion
- Athelia (no nipple)
- Polythelia (multiple)
- Amastaia (no breast tissue)
- Polymastia (accessory tissue)
Layers of Breast Tissue
Retromammary: closest to chest/ribs
Subcutaneous: fat
Mammary: milk production, ducts & lobules
Breast Cancer Screening
- breast self exam (monthly, 1-week after menses)
- clinical breast exam (annual)
- mammography (40+ y/o)
Mammography Education
, NSG: discomfort, pain; take NSAIDs, no perfume/deo
Results: benign cyst, calcification, cancerous
Ductal Lavage
Higher risk women; family history
- collect cells with needle to evaluate cancerous
Macromastia
S/S: large breast, chronic pain, paraesthesia
Tx: breast reduction
Micromastia
S/S: small breast, body image
Tx: implant (silicone, saline); sub-glandular/muscular
Fibrocystic Breast
S/S: smooth cysts, tender
Tx: low caffeine, low fat, no smoke/alcohol, heat
