Take the breast cancer awareness quiz! Breast Cancer Awareness Quiz This quiz is to test your knowledge of breast cancer and screening. For each statement, choose which response best reflects your opinion and experience right now. NameEmailPhone Number 1 / 31 1. Although there are many different names for types of cancers, you can get them the same way. True False 2 / 31 Breast cancer is a ________ disease. Not a life-threatening Sometimes a life-threatening Always a life-threatening 3 / 31 If someone hits my breast I will get breast cancer True False 4 / 31 The following can lead to getting breast cancer Wearing a bra that is too tight Wearing an underwire bra Not wearing a bra All of the above None of the above 5 / 31 Women who have large breasts are more likely to get breast cancer than women who have small breasts True False 6 / 31 Breastfeeding a baby can protect you from getting breast cancer True False 7 / 31 Who does a breast-self examination? A woman in her home every month A health care provider in a clinic or doctor’s office, once a year An X-ray technician, once a year 8 / 31 A breast-self exam should be done Yearly Monthly Weekly Daily 9 / 31 When doing a breast-self exam I should use The palm of my hand The finger pads of the 3 middle fingers The thumb and pointer finger Only the pointer finger Only the thumb 10 / 31 Swelling of all or part of a breast (even if no lump is felt) is a possible sign of breast cancer True False 11 / 31 Who does a clinical breast examination? A woman in her home every month A health care provider in a clinic or doctor’s office, once a year An X-ray technician, once a year 12 / 31 A clinical breast examination should be done? Yearly Monthly Weekly Daily 13 / 31 Who does a mammogram? A woman in her home every month A health care provider in a clinic or doctor’s office, once a year An X-ray technician, once a year 14 / 31 A mammogram should be done Yearly Monthly Weekly Daily 15 / 31 Which of these commonly used screening practices are the same? Breast-self examination and clinical breast examination Clinical breast examination and mammogram Mammogram and self-breast examination All are the same None are the same 16 / 31 Which of these statements is true? Breast-self examinations can be done monthly by all women Clinical breast examinations can be done yearly by a healthcare provider Mammograms can be done yearly beginning at age 40, by an X-ray technician None of these statements are true All of these statements are true 17 / 31 A mammogram can cause breast cancer to spread True False 18 / 31 You only need to get a mammogram if you have been diagnosed with breast cancer True False 19 / 31 Getting a yearly mammogram beginning at age 40 decreases my chances of dying from breast cancer True False 20 / 31 Getting yearly screenings increases a woman’s chance of surviving breast cancer True False 21 / 31 Getting breast cancer screenings does not mean I will not get breast cancer True False 22 / 31 If I find a lump under my arm, I should Keep a watchful eye Try to lance it Contact my healthcare provider 23 / 31 My family’s breast cancer history or prostate cancer history might mean I should begin getting a mammogram earlier than age 40. True False 24 / 31 If one family member has breast cancer, am I at higher risk of getting it? Agree Disagree 25 / 31 Women who are severely overweight increase their risk of getting breast cancer True False 26 / 31 Women who eat a lot of high-fat foods increase their risk of getting breast cancer True False 27 / 31 I can prevent breast cancer by taking vitamins True False 28 / 31 Resources for breast cancer screening are available for women without health insurance True False 29 / 31 Do you know where you would get breast cancer screening for women with health insurance? Yes No 30 / 31 There are programs for breast cancer screening for a small fee True False 31 / 31 I know how to help my family member get into a low-cost breast cancer screening program True False Your score isThe average score is 76% 0% Restart quiz Learn more about breast cancer here: Understanding Breast Cancer
