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How Much Do You Know About Breast Cancer?

Chris Woolston
CONSUMER HEALTH INTERACTIVE

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. And while it takes over 40,000 lives in the U.S. each year, it isn't the deadliest cancer. (Lung cancer is). But when it comes to inspiring fear, breast cancer is in a class by itself. As is often the case with diseases, much of the fear springs from misunderstanding. How much do you know about breast cancer? Take this short quiz to find out.


1. Family history is a strong predictor of breast cancer. If close relatives have the disease, I'm at grave risk of getting it. True or false?

True
False

2. Which of the following may slightly increase your risk of breast cancer?

a. Taking birth control pills
b. Having large or lumpy breasts
c. Breast implants
d. None of the above

3. Women who inherit faulty versions of the breast-cancer genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 are more likely to develop the disease. True or false?

True
False

4. Most lumps in the breast are harmless. True or false?

True
False

5. Mammograms are nearly foolproof. If the radiologist sees something suspicious, you almost certainly have cancer. True or false?

True
False



First published Jun 04, 2001


Last updated Aug 29, 2007


Copyright © 2001 Consumer Health Interactive, a CVS Caremark company