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What is the most important risk factor for breast cancer ?

a ) parity of woman

b ) age of menarche

c ) age of woman

d ) family history of breast cancer

e ) use of OCP

f ) BRCA status

g ) sexual orientation

f ) alcohol abuse


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  #2

D


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  #3

B? coz of prolonged hormonal exposure


  #4

D

  #5

D

  #6

f ) BRCA status ???
and choice D arent they the same ??


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  #7

shaking head Sorry folks

Please try again !


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  #8

Age of women.
What has happen to you guys?!

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c ) age of woman ---> ADVANCED age is by far the most important risk factor for breast CA

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  #10

Haha! how did we miss that? raised eyebrow

  #11

nod Age is the major risk factor for breast cancer


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  #12

oh yes.......age is the most important risk factor of breast malignancy...grin

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i mean age of the woman....C

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  #14

Age(>50 years) is the most important risk factor....but Goljan says that family history of breast cancer in first generation relatives is the most important risk factor and overrides age as the most important risk factor.

So what is the correct answer???







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