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Be Clear on Cancer: Breast Cancer in Women 70+ North Trent Cancer Network. How Breast aware are you?. What is a woman's lifetime risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer? 1 in 20 1 in 12 1 in 8 1 in 3 1 in 8 . How Breast aware are you?.
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Be Clear on Cancer: Breast Cancer in Women 70+ North Trent Cancer Network
How Breast aware are you? • What is a woman's lifetime risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer? • 1 in 20 • 1 in 12 • 1 in 8 • 1 in 3 • 1 in 8
How Breast aware are you? • Approximately what percentage of breast cancers occur in post-menopausal women? • 20% • 40% • 80% • 80%
How Breast aware are you? • Are women from more disadvantaged backgrounds more likely to get breast cancer? • Yes • No • No
How Breast aware are you? • Which of the following will increase your risk of developing breast cancer? • Wearing an under wired bra • Bumping or bruising of the breast • Large breasts • Being over weight after the menopause • Being over weight after the menopause
How Breast aware are you? • My mother has had breast cancer so I will probably get it too? • True • False • False
How Breast aware are you? • If you eat a healthy diet, exercise and limit the amount of alcohol you drink you can reduce your risk of breast cancer? • True • False • True
How Breast aware are you? • Which of the following breast changes could be a symptom of breast cancer? (There may be more than one correct answer) • Lump in the breast • Lump under the armpit • Nipple discharge or bleeding • Change in shape of breast • Lumpiness in breast • Pain in breast region • Dimpling of breast skin • Inversion, pulling in of the nipple • Scaling, dry skin in the nipple region • All of them
How Breast aware are you? • The NHS Breast Screening Programme stops at age 73. This means you aren't at risk of breast cancer any more? • True • False • False
How Breast aware are you? • The percentage of women diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK who are still alive five years later is: • 98 percent • 80 percent • 53 percent • 80 percent
How Breast aware are you? • What most increases your risk of getting breast cancer? • Being over 50 • A blood relative having breast cancer • Smoking • Drinking Alcohol • Being over 50