Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
12 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
What portion of cancer dx in women is breast cancer?
|
1/3
|
|
|
What cancers are BRCA genes associated with?
|
Breast, ovarian, colon and prostate. When taking a women's history ask about her personal and family history of these cancers
|
|
|
What weight gain puts a woman at increased risk for breast cancer?
|
55lb gain after age 18 or 22 lb gain after menopause
|
|
|
What racial group has the highest incidence of breast cancer in the US?
|
Caucasian women (African American women have lower incidence but higher mortality)
|
|
|
Why are mammograms not routinely recommended for women under age 40?
|
Younger women have denser breast tissue and mammograms have a difficult time detecting lumps in dense tissue
|
|
|
What is a sentinel node biopsy?
|
For breast cancer- take the lesion out and inject dye where it was, does the dye travel through lymph pathways to lymph nodes? This will tell you what lymph nodes need to be removed
|
|
|
What are the goals of surgery for breast cancer?
|
-local control of cancer
-satisfactory cosmetic results -psychological satisfaction |
|
|
Why would mastectomy be the surgery of choice for a breast cancer patient?
|
-more than one tumor in the breast
-multiple areas of calcifications -large tumor in small breast -location of tumor -extensive tumor |
|
|
What does it mean if cancer is "in situ"?
|
In one place, no metastasis
|
|
|
What is a LEEP procedure for cervical cancer?
|
Scraping cells away until there is no more cancerous tissue
|
|
|
What symptom should post-menopausal women always report to a health care provider?
|
Spotting, it is an indication of endometrial cancer
|
|
|
What kinds of lesions are seen in ovarian cancer?
|
Lots and lots of tiny lesions are seen, surgery must try and get as many out as possible
|
