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1
Q

According to the National Cancer Society, how many new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed in the United State each year?

50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000

A

200,000

2
Q

Women are ________ more times likely to breast develop cancer than men.

10
100
1,000
10,000

A

100

3
Q

Which types of unusual discharge from the nipple should be a cause for concern?

  1. Clear
  2. Cloudy
  3. Bloody

1 & 2
1 & 3
2 & 3
1, 2, & 3

A

1, 2, & 3

4
Q

For a calcification to be classified as a macrocalcification, it must be larger than ____________.

  1. 5 mm
  2. 0 mm
  3. 5 cm
  4. 0 cm
A

0.5 mm

5
Q

Systemic diseases such as amyloidosis and ductal ectasia:

always lead to cancer
often mimic malignancies
do not occur in breast tissue
cannot be seen on mammography

A

often mimic malignancies

6
Q

Breast cancer occurring only in the breast ducts would be classified a Stage:

0
I
II
IV

A

0

7
Q

Inflammatory breast cancer often is treated with:

  1. chemotherapy
  2. surgery
  3. radiation therapy

1 & 2
1 & 3
2 & 3
1, 2, & 3

A

1, 2, & 3

8
Q

The most common form of invasive breast cancer is ________.

Inflammatory breast cancer
Infiltrating ductal carcinoma
Lobular carcinoma in situ
Ductal carcinoma in situ

A

Infiltrating ductal carcinoma

9
Q

Most women who have breast cancer will have some type of __________.

radiation therapy
surgery
chemotherapy
hormone therapy

A

surgery