patient care Flashcards
1 risk for breast cancer
being female
1 in __ women will develop BCA in their lifetime
8
1 in __ men will develop BCA in their lifetime
833
women 70 and older have a 1 in __ risk
26
risk factor: age
women 40-50- 1 in __
women 50-60- 1 in __
women 60-70- 1 in __
60
43
29
caucasian women are more likely to _____ BCA
black women are more likely to ____ BCA
develop
die from
a woman’s risk if she has first degree relatives with h/o BCA
doubles
a woman’s risk if she has 2 first degree relatives with h/o BCA
triples
approx. __% of those diagnosed have a family history but __% do not
15,85
about __% of BCA can be linked to gene mutations inherited from one’s mother or father
5-10
most common gene mutations
brca1 and 2
1 in __ jewish women have the BRCA gene mutation
40
____ periods and ____ menopause = higher risk because of longer lifetime exposure to hormones estrogen and progesterone
early,late
hormone replacement therapy causes an increase in _____
glandular tissue
giving birth to only one child
primiparty
