A 5-Question Quiz on Breast Cancer

May 1, 2016

Do you know the prevalence of triple-negative breast cancer? How about the patient makeup in the START A and START B trials, which tested hypofractionated radiotherapy for breast cancer? Answer these questions and more.

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The correct answer is D. Refer to medical oncologist to discuss an anti-estrogen risk reduction agent (eg, tamoxifen)

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The correct answer is D. Some women with ductal carcinoma in situ were included in these trials

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The correct answer is B. 15% to 20%

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The correct answer is A. The majority of tumors are estrogen-receptor positive

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The correct answer is D. Germline BRCA1- or BRCA2-mutated tumor