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%

How Breast aware are you? Are women from more disadvantaged backgrounds more likely to get breast cancer? Yes 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

How Breast aware are you? My mother has had breast cancer so I will probably get it too? True 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

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