Review Assessment: Breast Cancer Quiz

User Steven Godelman

Submitted 10/20/09 9:47 PM
Name Breast Cancer Quiz
Status Completed
Score 9 out of 10 points
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Question 1 1 out of 1 points
The USPSTF recommendation that we identify women with an increased
risk for deleterious mutations in BRCA 1 and 2 and refer them for genetic
counseling is a grade A recommendation.

Selected Answer: False

Correct Answer: False
Question 2 0 out of 1 points
For women at average risk for breast cancer the risk for developing breast
cancer in any decade of life never exceeds 1 in 34.

Selected Answer: False

Correct Answer: True
Question 3 1 out of 1 points
Individuals with a breast cancer gene 1 mutation have an increased risk
for all of the following cancers except.
 Selected Answer:

C) Prostate
Correct Answer:

C) Prostate
Question 4 1 out of 1 points
Breast cancer gene mutations are found how frequently in the general
population? Choose the single most representative answer.

Selected Answer:
C) 1 in 500
Correct Answer:
C) 1 in 500
Question 5 1 out of 1 points
Prophylactic oophorectomy to prevent ovarian cancer is a simple and
effective procedure that can be done by most gynecologists.

Selected Answer: False

Correct Answer: False
Question 6 1 out of 1 points
All of the following except which one are potential side effects of
Raloxifene when used to prevent breast cancer in postmenopausal
women?

Selected Answer:
D) Osteoporosis
Correct Answer:
D) Osteoporosis
Question 7 1 out of 1 points
While Raloxifene is better for bone health than Tamoxifen, Tamoxifen is
better at preventing breast cancer than Raloxifene.

Selected Answer: False

Correct Answer: False
Question 8 1 out of 1 points
 While the American College of Physicians has suggested that clinicians
should periodically perform in women age 40 to 49 an individualized risk
assessment for breast cancer to help guide decisions about screening
mammography, and various professional organizations recommend
mammography every year, to every one to two years for women between
age 40 to 49, I have informed you that my approach is to recommend
yearly mammography for women of average risk between ages 40 and 49.

Selected Answer: True

Correct Answer: True
Question 9 1 out of 1 points
When assessing a patients risk for breast cancer you first employ the Gail
or Claus model, or another model from breast cancer risk estimation that
you have become familiar with.

Selected Answer: False

Correct Answer: False
Question 10 1 out of 1 points
The American Cancer Society recommends all of the following for MRI
breast cancer screening except

Selected
Answer: D) The patient has a lifetime risk of developing breast
cancer of 15 to 20%
Correct
Answer: D) The patient has a lifetime risk of developing breast
cancer of 15 to 20%