Breast Cancer

Answer True or False to the following questions regarding breast cancer:

1. ____      Breast cancer is the most commonly occurring cancer in women.
2. ____      Breast cancer is the leading cause of death in women in the US.
3. ____      Physical activity can help prevent breast cancer.
4. ____      The most important risk factor for the development of breast cancer is heredity.
5. ____      Oral contraceptives, hormone replacement therapy, alcohol, obesity, and inactivity can all increase the risk for this type of cancer.

1. What are the most common sites for metastasis when a woman has breast cancer?

1. Mary Willis has been diagnosed with breast cancer and the physician informed her that she had distant metastasis. What is Mary’s stage of cancer?
   1. Stage 1
   2. Stage II
   3. Stage III
   4. Stage IV

1. Why is staging the cancer important?

1. 1.  “Breast conservation” surgery is gaining favor. This surgery is also called a:
   2. With this type of surgery, what is excised?