Breast Flashcards
1
Q
Gene with increased risk for breast ca for both men and women
A
BRCA2
BRCA1
breast and ovarian in women
prostate in men
2
Q
Inc risks for breast ca in women
A
late menarche
late age of pregnancy
3
Q
Risk factor for both occurrence and recurrence of breast ca
A
Central obesity
4
Q
Majority of benign breast masses
A
Fibrocystic
5
Q
Screening for breast Ca which improves survival
A
Annual or biannual mammography
6
Q
Triple Negative
A
Basal
7
Q
Provides the most important prognostic variable
A
Tumor stage
8
Q
Determines rhe risk of recurrence
A
Oncotype Dx
9
Q
Worse prognosis of breast Ca
A
Overexpression of erbB2 (Her2/neu), mutation of p53 gene
10
Q
Decreases risk for breast Ca however increases risk for uterine Ca
A
Tamoxifen
