A 23-year-old woman comes to the free clinic stating "I think I have a lump in my breast. Do I have cancer?" The nurse instructs the patient that a diagnosis of breast cancer is confirmed by what?
A) Supervised breast self-examination
B) Mammography
C) Fine-needle aspiration
D) Chest x-ray
Ans: C
Feedback:
Fine-needle aspiration and biopsy provide cells for histologic examination to confirm a diagnosis, although false–negative and false–positive findings are possibilities. A breast self-examination, if done regularly, is the most reliable method for detecting breast lumps early, but is not diagnostic of cancer. Mammography is used to detect tumors that are too small to palpate. Chest x-rays can be used to pinpoint rib metastasis. Neither test is considered diagnostic of breast cancer, however.
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