Deck 26: Breast Cancer

Question 1

Which prevention strategy was reported to provide 90% protection against breast cancer?

A) lifestyle changes
B) prophylactic mastectomy
C) chemoprevention with Exemestane
D) chemoprevention with Raloxifene

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which statement about benign tumors is correct?

A) They generally grow quickly.
B) They are generally circumscribed.
C) They typically invade adjacent tissue.
D) They are composed of cells that are not well-differentiated.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Research data indicates that _____ women were LEAST likely to have had a mammogram in the past 12 months or past 24 months.

A) Hispanic
B) white (non-Hispanic)
C) African American
D) Asian American

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which statement about Tamoxifen is correct?

A) It is used only with women with ER-negative breast cancer.
B) Its use has been associated with pancreatic cancer.
C) It helps to shrink tumors, but increases the risk of recurrence.
D) It is a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM).

Question 5

Male breast cancer is associated with which gene(s)?

A) BRCA1
B) BRCA2
C) both BRCA1 and BRCA2
D) neither BRCA1 nor BRCA2

Question 6

Numerous studies have indicated that women tend to underestimate their risk of developing and dying of breast cancer.

Question 7

The Gail Model was developed to identify women at elevated risk of breast cancer who might benefit from chemoprotective agents.

Question 8

Approximately 80% of invasive breast cancers are receptor negative.

Question 9

Although adjuvant chemotherapy has significantly improved prognosis, patients of the same age with comparable tumor size and nodal status may experience very different outcomes.

Question 10

Compared with lobular cancer, ductal tumors are more frequently multicentric.

Question 11

List five of the factors known or suspected to be associated with breast cancer risk.

Question 12

What are the three types of genetic changes that permit breast cancer to develop and spread?

Question 13

What are the five early detection modalities for breast cancer?

Question 14

What three factors are associated with maintenance or return of menstrual function following breast cancer treatment?

Question 15

What is lymphedema, and what causes it?