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Name: _________________________________________________________________ Class number: _______
Section: ____________ Schedule: ________________________________________ Date: ________________

Lesson title: A etiology and Epidemiology of Breast Materials:

Cancer Book, pen and notebook, index card/class
list
Learning Targets:
At the end of the module, students will be able to: References:
Hogg, Peter & et. Al., 2015., “ Digital
Mammography”., Springer
1. Student will be able to know the etiology and International Publishing Switzerland
epidemiology of the breast cancer.
2. Students will be able to have awareness to the Breast
Cancer. DerSarkissian, C., 2021 “Pictures of
the Breasts”., retrieved from
1. https://www.webmd.com/women/pictur
e-of-the-breasts

A. LESSON PREVIEW/REVIEW

Let’s review our previous lesson! You are going to identify and describe some breast patholgy.

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B.MAIN LESSON

This chapter aims to describe and have knowledge regarding the breast cancer.

Breast cancer is cancer that forms in the cells of the breasts.

After skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women in the United
States. Breast cancer can occur in both men and women, but it's far more common in women.

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Substantial support for breast cancer awareness and research funding has helped created
advances in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. Breast cancer survival rates have increased,
and the number of deaths associated with this disease is steadily declining, largely due to factors such
as earlier detection, a new personalized approach to treatment and a better understanding of the
disease.

HOW COMMON IS BREAST CANCER?

• the commonest invasive malignancy in females worldwide, with incidence rates being higher in
Western Europe and lowest in Middle and Eastern Africa.

LIFE TIME RISK (FEMALE)

refers to the chance a person has of developing or dying from cancer over the course of his or her
lifetime (from birth to death)

Risk factor of breast cancer

Unchangeable risk factors

gender (being female is the main risk)
age (the older the woman, the higher the risk

Genetic risk factors

family history (hereditary)
personal history of breast cancer
breast density (greater density, the greater chance of cancer development)
socio-economic status (higher in developed countries, from developing countries)

Reproductive Factors That Influence Breast Cancer Risk

• MENSTRUAL PEROID
• Early age at menarche (before age 12) and and/or late menopause (after age 55) infer
a slightly higher risk of breast cancer.
• The increase in risk may be due to a longer lifetime exposure to the hormones
estrogen and progesterone.

PARITY (Childbearing reduces the risk of breast cancer)

• EXOGENOUS HORMONES
• ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES/PILLS
Slightly greater risk of breast cancer than non-users, but the risk diminishes over time
after stopping use.
• PREVIOUS BENIGN BREAST DISEASE

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• MEDICAL RADIATION EXPOSURE

• LIFESTYLE RELATED RISK FACTOR
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
exercise can reduce an individual’s breast cancer risk.
ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
Relative risk increasing with the increasing amount of alcohol consumed.

UNCEERTAIN RISK FACTOR

DIET
Higher intakes of saturated fat appear to correlate with an increased risk
SMOKING AND PASSIVE SMOKE
NIGHT SHIFT/WORK
shorter duration sleep patterns, higher risk of developing breast cancer
MEDICATION/ MEDICAL CONDITIONS
reducing breast cancer risk, mainly aspirin and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

Check for Understanding

You will identify the correct of the following question. This will be recorded as your quiz.
Superimpositions or erasures in you answer/ratio is not allowed. You are given 25 minutes for this
activity.

Multiple Choice:

(For 1-10 items, please refer to the questions in the Rationalization Activity)

RATIONALIZATION ACTIVITY (DURING THE FACE TO FACE INTERACTION WITH THE STUDENTS)
The instructor will now rationalize the answers to the students and will encourage them to ask questions and to discuss
among their classmates for 20 minutes.

1. Finding breast cancer early is the key to successful treatment.

A. True B. False

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2. Older women are more likely to develop breast cancer.

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A. True B. False

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3. Most breast lumps are cancer.

A. True B. False

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4. It's OK to use deodorant on the day you have a mammogram.

A. True B. False

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5. Women who drink more than one alcoholic beverage a day increase their risk for breast
cancer.
A. True B. False

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6. Women who have their first child before age 30 and breastfeed are less likely to develop
breast cancer.
A. True B. False

ANSWER:

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7. Smoking may increase your risk for breast cancer.

A. True B. False

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8. Breast cancer can be treated by surgery, radiation, hormone therapy, and chemotherapy.
A. True B. False

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9. Starting at age 30, women should have a mammogram every 1 or 2 years.

A. True B. False

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10. A woman's chances of developing breast cancer are higher if her mother, a sister, or
daughter have it or have had it.
A. True B. False

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C. LESSON WRAP-UP

After the instructor give a brief overview on A etiology and Epidemiology of Breast Cancer, it`s time to
assess the student`s understanding through answering the following questions:

1. What is the etiology of breast cancer?

2. What are the common risk factor of breast cancer?

3. Why it is important to have knowledge on breast cancer?

ADDITIONAL NOTES FOR TEACHERS

LESSON WRAP-UP (5 minutes)

Teacher directs the student to mark (encircle) their place in the work tracker which is simply a visual
to help students track how much work they have accomplished and how much work there is left to do.
This tracker will be part of the student activity sheet.

You are done with the session! Let’s track your progress.

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Three things you learned:

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Two things that you’d like to learn more about:

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One question you still have:

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