Test your knowledge and find out what every woman should know about her breasts.
By Heather Camlot
6. What is a diagnostic mammogram? a) A routine X-ray to find problems in the breast b) A series of two pictures of each breast c) An X-ray taken when an abnormality is detected or suspected d) A determination as to whether a lump is solid tissue or filled with fluid
7. What is in situ cancer? a) Cancer cells that have spread out of the ducts or lobules b) Cancer cells that are found only in the ducts or lobules c) Cancer that grows in layers or nests d) Cancer cells that block the lymph vessels
8. What changes may be seen in the skin of the breast as a warning of possible breast cancer? a) Ridges and wheals (round, itchy areas) b) Irregularly patterned distended veins on the breast c) Dimpling, puckering or thickening of the skin d) All of the above
9. What does a biopsy fail to indicate about breast cancer? a) The type of tumour b) The estrogen and progesterone receptor status c) A definite diagnosis of breast cancer d) The extent of the cancer
10. Which type of breast cancer mainly affects the breast nipple? a) Paget's b) Sarcomas and cystosarcoma phyllode c) Occult breast cancer d) Lobular carcinoma
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