This simple quiz will help you know how well informed you are about breast cancer. Each right answer fetches you 10 points. Excellent, if your score is 80 and above, good if it is between 60 and 80, average if it is 40 and 60, and bad if the points earned are below 40. Get ready to take the test.
1. The life time risk of developing breast cancer for Indian women is
a. About 1 in 1000
b. About 1 in 10
c. About 1 in 25
d. About 1 in 100
2. Breast cancer can be detected early by all except
a. Breast self-examination
b. Periodic clinical breast examination by a doctor
c. Screening with a mam-mogram
d. Blood test
3. Screening is advisable for cancers of the following organs except
a. Cervix b. Breast
c. Colon d. Pancreas
4. Breast cancer screening (mammogram) does all except
a. Detect breast cancer in the early stages
b. Detect certain precancerous changes
c. Protect one from future
cancer risk
d. Help to plan treatment/ potentially reduce the risk of death due to breast cancer
5. Wrong about treatment
a. Early detection improves overall outcomes
b. Cancer in the early stages can be cured with less intense treatment
c. Treatment may include
surgery, radiation and chemotherapy
d. There is no treatment for locally advanced breast
cancer
6. False about surgery for breast cancer
a. Complete breast removal is compulsory
b. Breast saving surgery is as good as breast removal
c. Near normal cosmesis can be achieved with advanced plastic surgical techniques
d. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy may need to be given after complete breast removal
7. False about breast conservation surgery
a. Can be done in small and early stage breast cancer
b. Is inferior to mastectomy
c. Better cosmesis than mastectomy
d. Will require radiation after surgery
8. Important risk factors for breast cancer are all except
a. Age
b. Family history
c. Unhealthy lifestyle (smoking/alcohol/obesity)
d. Stress
9. When should women start cancer screening with a mammogram
a. 20 yrs b. 25 yrs
c. 40 yrs d. 60 yrs
10. Common presentations of breast cancer are all except
a. Lump/lumpiness
b. Swelling or lump in armpit
c. Rash over nipple/skin dimpling
d. Periodic heaviness in both breasts before menstruation
The writer is a Surgical Oncologist, Apollo Cancer Hospital, Hyderabad