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BREAST CANCER QUIZ
1. I am not at risk since no one in my family has breast cancer.
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False
2. Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among women.
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False
3. I am over 40 but I do the monthly self-exam to check for breast cancer so I don’t need
a mammogram.
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False
4. Breast cancer can be prevented.
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False
5. Men can’t get breast cancer.
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False
6. Mammograms aren’t very accurate.
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False
BREAST CANCER QUIZ ANSWER SHEET
1. False. The National Cancer Institute estimates that about 1 in 8 women in the United
States will develop breast cancer during their lifetime and that over 70% of breast cancer
cases occur in women with no family history of breast cancer.
2. False. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, but many women with
breast cancer can be cured. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women.
3. False. While the monthly self-exam is a good way to check for any lumps or masses in
the breast, the American Cancer Society, the National Cancer Institute, and the American
Medical Association recommend that all women over 40 have mammograms.
4. False. According to the American Cancer Society, there is no certain way to prevent
breast cancer. The best plan for women is to reduce controllable risk factors whenever
possible, to perform monthly breast self exams, and to have regular breast exams and
mammograms in order to detect cancers early.
5. False. Though women are about 100 times more likely to get breast cancer, more than
1000 men in the United States are diagnosed with this disease each year.
6. False. Mammograms are one of the best methods available today to detect breast
cancer early. Unfortunately, mammograms are also among the most complex
radiographic images in medicine and difficult to interpret.