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To which areas does breast cancer most commonly metastasize? - ANS
✓Bones, brain, liver, and lungs
What is the approximate five-year survival rate for Stage IV breast cancer? -
ANS ✓15%
Which type of breast cancer treatment may be administered before
surgery? - ANS ✓Neoadjuvant chemotherapy
What is the purpose of sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer
treatment? - ANS ✓To assess if cancer has spread to nearby lymph nodes before
deciding on further axillary dissection
In women with clinically node-negative disease, when might a sentinel
lymph node biopsy be omitted? - ANS ✓If the biopsy result will not impact
treatment decisions
What is the grading system used to characterize the degree of cell
differentiation in breast cancer? - ANS ✓Grade I through III
What prognostic factor is considered poor, especially in high-grade tumors
or ER-positive disease? - ANS ✓Lymph vascular Invasion (LVI)
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What does the presence of ER or PR hormone receptors in breast cancer
indicate? - ANS ✓The cancer is more likely to respond to anti-estrogen therapies
What percentage of breast cancers show HER2 overexpression? - ANS
✓15% to 20%
Which treatment approach may be combined with surgery in early breast
cancer according to the adjuvant chemotherapy chart? - ANS
✓Chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and endocrine therapy
Which targeted conjugate therapies are used for HER2-positive breast
cancer? - ANS ✓Herceptin, pertuzumab, lapatinib, neratinib, Kadcyla, Enhertu
What is the approximate percentage of women with early-stage breast
cancer who are candidates for Breast-Conserving Therapy (BCT)? - ANS
✓75%
When is mastectomy indicated for breast cancer treatment? - ANS ✓When
the patient is not a candidate for BCT based on tumor size, cosmetic outcome, or
staging, or if the patient prefers mastectomy
Which treatment can significantly reduce recurrence but has associated
toxicities such as nerve damage and lung injury? - ANS ✓Radiation therapy
What are the common side effects of tamoxifen? - ANS ✓Hot flashes, vaginal
symptoms, sexual dysfunction, clotting risks
Which medication class is preferred for first-line hormonal therapy in
postmenopausal women? - ANS ✓Aromatase inhibitors
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