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Activity #9 Case study
Janet Jacobson is 45 years old and went in for her routine mammogram.
The mammogram showed a questionable area in her breast.
1. What possibilities could account for this questionable area?
2. What further tests could be done to determine what this is?
3. What treatments may be needed if this is indeed cancer?
4. How could a health psychologist help in this situation?
5. What factors would a health psychologist be interested in regarding breast cancer in
general?
6. What are three of the most reputable medical websites discussing breast cancer? Why
do you feel they are reputable?
7. What are the three most reputable websites discussing the psychological impact of
breast cancer? Why do you feel they are reputable?
8. What three articles in the journal Health Psychology discussing breast cancer do you
feel are the most relevant to the class? Do not just pick the first five. Look for articles
you feel combine both the psychological and health issues.
List the bibliographical information for each article, and why you feel these articles are
most appropriate. You do not need to read the entire articles. Just read the title and
abstract.