Prevalence |
1 in 10 women has an altered breast cancer gene. (False) |
11.3 |
One half of all breast cancer cases occur in women who have an altered breast cancer gene. (False) |
9.4 |
Patterns of inheritance |
A father can pass down an altered breast cancer gene to his children. (True) |
66.0 |
The sister of a woman with an altered breast cancer gene has a 50% risk of having the altered gene. (True) |
60.4 |
Cancer risks |
A woman who does not have an altered breast cancer gene can still get breast or ovarian cancer. (True) |
73.6 |
Early onset breast cancer is more likely due to an altered breast cancer gene than is late onset breast cancer. (True) |
64.2 |
A woman who has an altered breast cancer gene has a higher ovarian cancer risk. (True) |
62.3 |
All women who have an altered breast cancer gene get cancer. (False) |
49.1 |
Risk management options |
A woman who has her breasts removed can still get breast cancer. (True) |
58.5 |
Ovarian cancer screening tests often do not detect cancer until after it spreads. (True) |
35.8 |
Having ovaries removed will definitely prevent ovarian cancer. (False) |
24.5 |