Table 5 Knowledge questions of familial breast cancer
Items | True (T)/ False (F) | |
|---|---|---|
1 | There is more than one gene that can increase the risk of breast cancer | T |
2 | With hereditary breast cancer, breast cancer develops generally more likely at a younger age compared to non-hereditary breast cancer | T |
3 | A father can pass down a genetic predisposition for breast cancer to his daughter | T |
4 | Even if a woman doesn't have a genetic predisposition for breast cancer, her children still can get the genetic predisposition from their grandmother (their mother's mother) | F |
5 | Regular breast cancer screening can prevent the development of breast cancer | F |
6 | A DNA test can determine whether one will or will not certainly develop breast cancer | F |
7 | Genetic inheritance is the main cause of breast cancer in most patients with breast cancer | F |
8 | All women who have a genetic predisposition for breast cancer will get cancer | F |
9 | With ageing, the residual risk of getting breast cancer becomes smaller | T |
10 | The risk of getting breast cancer within the next ten years is equal to the total lifetime risk of getting breast cancer | F |