Based on Their Risk Profile for Developing an Ipsilateral or Contralateral

question 10

Multiple Choice

Based on their risk profile for developing an ipsilateral or contralateral breast cancer, whom should practitioners refer for an ipsilateral mastectomy, a contralateral prophylactic mastectomy, and/or a prophylactic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy?

• A) BRCA positive, postmenopausal patients with a previous cancer diagnosis
• B) BRCA positive, premenopausal women with a previous cancer diagnosis.
• C) BRCA positive, postmenopausal patient with no personal history of breast cancer.
• D) BRCA positive, premenopausal patient with no personal history of breast cancer.

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Definitions:

Independent Variable

A factor or condition that is intentionally altered by an experimenter in order to observe its impact on another variable.

Experimental Change

A deliberate alteration in conditions or variables to observe the effects in a controlled environment, typically for research purposes.

Control Group

In experimental research, the group that does not receive the treatment or intervention being tested, serving as a comparison to the experimental group.

Cause-Effect Relationship

A connection between two events where the first event (the cause) makes the second event (the effect) happen.