Project Pink Breast Awareness Quiz
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Breast Cancer Quiz:
1) Only women get breast cancer.
True False
2) An early detection program consists of a professional breast exam, monthly self exam and screening mammography. True False
3) Any finding on a mammogram most likely is cancer. True False
4) I won't get breast cancer because I have no family history of cancer. True False
5) The American Cancer Society recommends yearly mammography
beginning at age 40. True False
6) The American Cancer Society is only involved with cancer
research. True False
7) Breast cancer can be cured. True False
8) Everyone who gets breast cancer has to have chemotherapy. True False
9) I can get a mammogram even without insurance. True False
10) The new digital mammograms don't use compression. True False
11) Patients with breast implants should never have a mammogram. True False
12) Most insurance companies require at least 365 days between screening
mammograms. True False
13) Eliminating caffeine can reduce or eliminate breast pain. True False
14) If I have to have a breast ultrasound, the doctor thinks that I have cancer. True False
15) BONUS: How do you know that a facility is qualified to do screening mammography?
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1) The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2009 1,910 new cases of
invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed among men in the US. For men the
lifetime risk of developing breast cancer is 1 in 1000. For women the
lifetime risk is 1 in 9.
2) Neither the breast self exam, the clinical breast exam no the mammogram alone is enough for early detection of breast cancer. Breast self exam should begin at age 20. Clinical breast exam should begin at age 20 and done every 2-3 years and yearly for women over 40. ACS guidelines are for yearly screening mammography beginning at age 40. Any symptoms should be reported to your doctor promptly.
3) There are several different kinds of breast conditions as well as different types of breast cancer. Benign breast lumps include cysts and fibroglandular tissue. Eighty percent of breast lumps are not cancer. Breast infections or mastitis can cause pain, warmth and skin redness. Fibrocystic breast tissue can often be lumps, tender and contain cysts and/or solid lumps. Nipple discharge is common and can be milky, greenish or clear. A bloody discharge should be reported to your doctor promptly. Any of these benign conditions can be seen on mammography as well and can require additional imaging such as ultrasound.
4) Anyone can get breast cancer, but the strongest risk factor is family history as with other types of cancer. The second risk factor is a personal history of breast cancer. Patients with a family history or personal history may be subject to more scrutiny than those without that history to include additional imaging such as spot compression or ultrasound.
5) The American Cancer Society recommends yearly screening beginning at age 40. Not all insurance companies agree with these recommendations, for example, Medicaid begins covering screening mammograms at age 50. If a patient has symptoms such as pain or lumps, most insurance companies cover the exam.
6) The American Cancer Society assists cancer patients in a variety of ways from wigs for chemo patients to gasoline vouchers that help patients afford the numerous trips back and forth to treatments.
7) No one wants to have a finding on a mammogram, but regular mammograms can find abnormalities of an average size of 3 mm. The smaller the cancer, the greater the chances of a cure.
8) The good thing about finding breast cancer at an early stage is htat the patient has options for treatment from lumpectomy to the extreme of a bilateral mastectomy, chemotherapy and/or radiation. When a patient can make decisions/choices about her treatment, she has power over that cancer.
9) The Alabama Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program offers free breast and cervical cancer screening. Services include: Clinical breast exam, Mammogram, Pap smear, Pelvic exam and some diagnostic services if needed. Call, toll free, 1-877-252-3324 to see if you qualify.
10) Digital mammography is growing in use, but the exam, for the patient, is the same as film/screen mammography. To date, digital has not proven to be significantly more diagnostic than film/screen mammography although it is more costly.
11) All women need yearly screening mammograms beginning at age 40. There is a minimal risk of rupture of an implant during a mammogram and great care is taken to prevent this. Implant patients do require more images than patients without implants so that all of the tissue is visualized and adequately compressed.
12) Almost all insurance companies will not cover a screening mammogram that is a day too early. This is not the case if a patient is experiencing any symptoms. Most facilities try to monitor this so that the patient does not receive a bill for a covered service, but ultimately it is the patient's responsibility to keep track of her screenings.
13) Many patient experience breast pain, especially those with fibrocystic breast tissue. Breast pain most often affects women between the ages of 30 and 50 and can be associated with the days just before a menstrual period. Self care may include restricting dietary fat to approximately 25% of the total daily calorie intake and eliminating caffeine.
14) Additional imaging is common in patients with dense breast tissue, patient who have had breast surgery or patients who have subtle changes on screening exams. Because there are many benign breast conditions, recommendations such as ultrasound or spot compression do not confirm a cancer. Additional testing only provides more information about questionable areas on a mammogram.
15) Mammography facilities are inspected yearly by a health physicist, the FDA and State and accreditation is granted by the American College of Radiology.