Breast Cancer Exam 2025 Questions
and Answers
Risk factors associated with the development of breast cancer include which of the
following? Select all that apply. - ANSWER✔✔-Ethnicity
Advanced age
Women who have never been pregnant
Women who had late onset of menarche and early menopause
A patient tells the nurse that she has breast cancer with metastasis. Based on this
disclosure, how would the nurse document the patient's cancer staging? -
ANSWER✔✔-IV
What is included in initial screening tests for breast cancer? Select all that apply. -
ANSWER✔✔-Mammography
Magnetic resonance imaging
, A patient who has been diagnosed with breast cancer is undergoing breast conservation
therapy. Which option would be included in this patient's treatment plan of care? -
ANSWER✔✔-Radiation therapy
The nurse is providing patient education about the different types of breast biopsy. The
nurse describes a procedure that uses a wide needle to remove a large sample. Local
anesthesia may or may not be used. What type of biopsy is the nurse describing? -
ANSWER✔✔-Core needle
Localized breast cancer that has not spread is considered in situ and is categorized as
either ductal or lobular. While this type of breast cancer cannot metastasize, ductal in
situ breast cancer increases the risk for development of invasive metastatic cancer that
often requires surgery.
Early stage invasive breast cancer is categorized as stage I or stage II. Stage II, III, and IV
breast cancers are further delineated by accompanying alphabetical letters.
Stage I breast cancer is a tumor less than one inch across that has not spread beyond the
breast. In stage II, the tumor in the breast is less than two inches across and may have
spread to the nearby lymph nodes.
and Answers
Risk factors associated with the development of breast cancer include which of the
following? Select all that apply. - ANSWER✔✔-Ethnicity
Advanced age
Women who have never been pregnant
Women who had late onset of menarche and early menopause
A patient tells the nurse that she has breast cancer with metastasis. Based on this
disclosure, how would the nurse document the patient's cancer staging? -
ANSWER✔✔-IV
What is included in initial screening tests for breast cancer? Select all that apply. -
ANSWER✔✔-Mammography
Magnetic resonance imaging
, A patient who has been diagnosed with breast cancer is undergoing breast conservation
therapy. Which option would be included in this patient's treatment plan of care? -
ANSWER✔✔-Radiation therapy
The nurse is providing patient education about the different types of breast biopsy. The
nurse describes a procedure that uses a wide needle to remove a large sample. Local
anesthesia may or may not be used. What type of biopsy is the nurse describing? -
ANSWER✔✔-Core needle
Localized breast cancer that has not spread is considered in situ and is categorized as
either ductal or lobular. While this type of breast cancer cannot metastasize, ductal in
situ breast cancer increases the risk for development of invasive metastatic cancer that
often requires surgery.
Early stage invasive breast cancer is categorized as stage I or stage II. Stage II, III, and IV
breast cancers are further delineated by accompanying alphabetical letters.
Stage I breast cancer is a tumor less than one inch across that has not spread beyond the
breast. In stage II, the tumor in the breast is less than two inches across and may have
spread to the nearby lymph nodes.
