Mammo Breast Cancer Incidence and Risk Factors

Question 1

What are risk factors for developing breast cancer

Answer 1

being female, advancing age, personal hx of breast ca, fam hx of breast ca, genetic predisposition, race, early menarche, late menopause, nulliparity, obesity, hormones, breast tissue density

Question 2

what is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women in the us

Answer 2

non life threatening skin ca

Question 3

what is the 2nd most commonly diagnosed cancer in women in the us

Answer 3

breast ca

Question 4

what is the #1 cause of cancer deaths in women in the us

Answer 4

lung ca

Question 5

what is the #2 cause of cancer deaths in women in the us

Answer 5

breast ca

Question 6

_____% of all newly diagnosed cancers in women in the US are breast ca

Answer 6

30

Question 7

Approx how many new cases of invasive breast ca were diagnosed in 2022

Answer 7

287,850

Question 8

approx how many cases of noninvasive, (in situ) cases of breast ca were diagnosed in 2022

Answer 8

51,400

Question 9

what is the lifetime risk for women for breast ca

Answer 9

1 in 8 or 13%

Question 10

approx how many cases of invasive breast ca was diagnosed in men in 2022

Answer 10

2,710

Question 11

what is the lifetime risk for men for breast ca

Answer 11

1 per 833

Question 12

what are the approx deaths for women and men due to breast ca in 2022

Answer 12

women 43,250
men 530

Question 13

what is the breast ca risk, diagnosis, and death in men compared to what it is for women

Answer 13

1%

Question 14

breast ca death rates have been ____ since 1989

Answer 14

decreasing

Question 15

True or false: breast ca death rates have been decreasing due to advanced treatment, earlier detection through screening, and increased breast ca awareness

Answer 15

true

Question 16

as of Jan 2022, there are more than _____ million women with a history of breast ca

Answer 16

3.8

Question 17

what are the most uncontrollable risk factors for breast ca

Answer 17

being a women, age, inherited gene mutations

Question 18

what are controllable risk factors for breast ca

Answer 18

obesity and hormone replacement therapy

Question 19

a woman with cancer in one breast has ____-_____ times higher risk of developing a new cancer in the other breast or part of the same breast

Answer 19

3-4

Question 20

true or false: women who have been diagnosed with cancer of the ovary, colon, or endometrium are at a higher risk of developing breast ca than women who don’t have these cancers

Answer 20

true

Question 21

a woman’s risk nearly ____ if she has one 1st degree relative who has been diagnosed with breast ca

Answer 21

double

Question 22

a woman’s risk nearly _____ if she has 2 first degree relatives who have been diagnosed with breast ca

Answer 22

triples

Question 23

approx _____% of women who get breast ca have a family member diagnosed with it

Answer 23

15

Question 24

about _____% of breast ca occur in women with no family hx of breast ca

Answer 24

85

Question 25

____-_____% of breast ca can be linked to gene mutations inherited from parents

Answer 25

5-10

Question 26

what are the 2 most common breast ca genes

Answer 26

BRCA 1 and 2

Question 27

on average, what is the risk of developing breast ca if someone has a BRCA mutation

Answer 27

70%

Question 28

what other type of cancer can develop if a woman has BRCA genes

Answer 28

ovarian

Question 29

caucasian women are _____ likely to develop breast ca than african american, asian, hispanic, and native american women

Answer 29

more

Question 30

in women under 45, breast ca is more common in ______ women

Answer 30

african american

Question 31

_____ women are more likely to die from breast ca at any age

Answer 31

african american

Question 32

asian, hispanic, and native american women have a _____ risk of developing and dying from breast ca

Answer 32

lower

Question 33

what is the term for excessive growth of cells in the ducts or lobules of the breast but they don't look abnormal and slightly raise the risk of breast ca

Answer 33

proliferative lesions WITHOUT atypia

Question 34

ductal hyperplasia, fibroadenoma, sclerosing adenosis, several papillomas, and radial scar are all type of _____

Answer 34

proliferative lesions WITHOUT atypia

Question 35

what is the term for excessive growth of cells in the ducts or lobules that look abnormal

Answer 35

proliferative lesions WITH atypia

Question 36

atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH) and atypical lobular hyperplasia (ALH) are all types of _____

Answer 36

proliferative lesions WITH atypia

Question 37

what is another term for lobular carcinoma in situ

Answer 37

lobular neoplasia

Question 38

what is the term for cells that look like cancer that are growing in the lobules of the milk producing glands of the breast but not growing through the walls of the lobules

Answer 38

lobular carcinoma in situ

Question 39

what type of cancer is typically grouped with DCIS as a non invasive breast ca but differs from DCIS in that it doesn't seem to become invasive if it isn't treated

Answer 39

LCIS

Question 40

women with LCIS have a ____ risk for developing ca in either breast

Answer 40

higher

Question 41

why are women who start their periods earlier at a higher risk of breast cancer

Answer 41

they have had exposure to hormones longer than those who start later

Question 42

why are women who experience menopause later in life at a higher risk of breast ca

Answer 42

they have had exposure to hormones longer than those who start earlier

Question 43

women who _____ had children or had their first child after age ____ are at a higher chance of breast ca

Answer 43

have never; 30

Question 44

true or false: having many pregnancies and becoming pregnant at an early age reduces the chance of breast cancer

Answer 44

true

Question 45

describe the risk of breast ca while taking birth control

Answer 45

taking it puts women at a 20-30% higher chance of getting it but the chance of getting it at a young age evens out the chance of getting it due to taking the pill, but it is still possible

Question 46

the risk of getting breast ca from the pill ____ after 10 years

Answer 46

disappears