breast cancer

Question 1

what does breast cancer develop from?

Answer 1

Lining in ducts

Overexpress estrogen, receptors
Over expressed human epidermal GF receptor

Question 2

risk factors of breast cancer

Answer 2

> 50
Prolonged reproductive life – late childbirth >30, late menopause
Obesity – estrogen, stored in fat
nulliparous– no pregnancies
Family, history, ovarian
Ashkenazi, Jew women
BCRA 1 and 2 mutation

Question 3

BCRA genes

Answer 3

Screening and genetic mutation, testing for high risk, patients with strong family, history in breast or ovarian cancer

Question 4

which organs can have an increased risk of the gene mutation?

Answer 4

Breast
colon
Prostate – Males
Ovarian
Pancreatic

Question 5

s/sx breast cancer

Answer 5

Single tumor
Nontender, firm
Regular borders
Adherence to skin/chest wall
Outer/upper quadrant or breast
One swollen breast
Nipple/skin retraction

Question 6

peau d’orange

Answer 6

Thickening of skin that resembles orange peel

Question 7

pagets disease

Answer 7

Read crust, Puritis
Tender nipple, cancerous change

Question 8

When should mammograms be completed?

Answer 8

yearly at 55 and then every other year