) What is the best approach to identify if this lump is breast cancer or if it is benign?  2) They caught it early and the lump has been identified it as stage 1 breast cancer, classified as triple negative. What are two treatment approaches specific for this stage and classification of breast cancer?  3) The woman has 2 teenage daughters. a) What could you assess to determine if the daughters are at a genetic risk for breast cancer?  b) What are 4 strategies that the daughters could modify in their daily life that would help in prevention and reducing their risk of developing breast cancer?

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A 40 year old woman goes to see a physician to get a painful lump in her breast checked out. She tells the doctor that the lump persists for the full menstrual cycle, and a mammogram identified this lump only within the breast. 

1) What is the best approach to identify if this lump is breast cancer or if it is benign? 

2) They caught it early and the lump has been identified it as stage 1 breast cancer, classified as triple negative. What are two treatment approaches specific for this stage and classification of breast cancer? 

3) The woman has 2 teenage daughters.

  • a) What could you assess to determine if the daughters are at a genetic risk for breast cancer? 
  • b) What are 4 strategies that the daughters could modify in their daily life that would help in prevention and reducing their risk of developing breast cancer?
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