Statement | Response | Total (n = 516) | Male (n = 233) | Female (n = 283) | p-valuec |
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For many women, breast cancer can now be successfully treated without breast removal (mastectomy).a | Yes | 201 (39.0) | 97 (41.6) | 104 (36.7) | 0.035* |
No | 94 (18.2) | 50 (21.5) | 44 (15.5) | ||
Don’t know | 221 (42.8) | 86 (36.9) | 135 (47.8) | ||
By the time a cancerous breast lump is painful, it is too late to be successfully treated.b | Yes | 249 (48.3) | 122 (52.4) | 127 (44.9) | 0.142 |
No | 66 (12.8) | 31 (13.3) | 35 (12.4) | ||
Don’t know | 201 (38.9) | 80 (34.3) | 121 (42.7) | ||
If all lymph glands around the breast and under the arm are not removed, breast cancer cannot be cured.b | Yes | 109 (21.1) | 59 (25.3) | 50 (17.7) | 0.098 |
No | 76 (14.7) | 31 (13.3) | 45 (15.9) | ||
Don’t know | 331 (64.2) | 143 (61.4) | 188 (66.4) | ||
Breast cancer is sometimes treated successfully by removal of the lump (lumpectomy) and radiation therapy.a | Yes | 221 (42.8) | 89 (38.2) | 132 (46.6) | 0.100 |
No | 57 (11.0) | 31 (13.3) | 26 (9.2) | ||
Don’t know | 238 (46.2) | 113 (48.5) | 125 (44.2) | ||
Breast cancer is less likely to be cured in women with a family history of breast cancer than in women with no family history of breast cancer.b | Yes | 151 (29.3) | 78 (33.5) | 73 (25.8) | 0.155 |
No | 124 (24.0) | 54 (23.2) | 70 (24.7) | ||
Don’t know | 241 (46.7) | 101 (43.3) | 140 (49.5) | ||
By the time a woman can feel a cancerous breast lump, it is too late to treat it effectively.b | Yes | 237 (45.9) | 113 (48.5) | 124 (43.8) | 0.132 |
No | 87 (16.9) | 44 (18.9) | 43 (15.2) | ||
Don’t know | 192 (37.2) | 76 (32.6) | 116 (41.0) | ||
Even if breast cancer is caught very early, the chances for cure are much better if the whole breast is removed.b | Yes | 204 (39.5) | 97 (41.6) | 107 (37.8) | 0.053 |
No | 96 (18.6) | 51 (21.9) | 45 (15.9) | ||
Don’t know | 216 (41.9) | 85 (36.5) | 131 (46.3) | ||
Even if detected and treated early, a woman with breast cancer is unlikely to live a normal life span.b | Yes | 185 (35.9) | 73 (31.3) | 112 (39.6) | 0.118 |
No | 203 (39.3) | 95 (40.8) | 108 (38.2) | ||
Don’t know | 128 (24.8) | 65 (27.9) | 63 (22.2) |