Breast Cancer Patho

Question 1

Mammography helps identify:

Answer 1

• Mammography: breast lump

Question 2

Breast MRN helps identify:

Answer 2

• Better identify breast lump

Question 3

Breast ultrasound

Answer 3

• ID whether the lump is solid or fluid-filled

Question 4

Breast biopsy/needle aspiration, or breast lump removal

Answer 4

• Remove all or part of the breast lump for closer examination by a lab specialist

Question 5

The only way to id whether a lump is a cancer is to:

Answer 5

• do biopsy: determine benign or malignancy

Question 6

Cause of cancer

Answer 6

• Estrogen cause breast cancer to grow => call estrogen receptor positive cancer or ER positive cancer
• Her2 gene help cells growth out of control => HER2-Positive breast cancer
• HER2 + breast cancer have a more aggressive disease and a higher risk of recurrence

Question 7

Treatment include

Answer 7

• Chemotherapy med to kill cancer cells
• Radiation therapy to destroy cancerous tissue
• Surgery to remove cancerous tissues

Question 8

Lumpectomy

Answer 8

• Removes the breast lump

Question 9

Mastectomy

Answer 9

Removes all or part of the breast and possible nearby structures

Question 10

Nolvadex

• Class

Answer 10

Tamoxifene

• Class: Antiestrogen

Question 11

Fareston

• Class

Answer 11

Toremifene

• Class: Antiestrogen