General Surgery — Flashcards

NHS breast screening programme invites women aged _____-71 years old to receive a mammogram every 3 years

The most common type of breast cancer is _____

Post-menopausal women with ER+ve breast cancer should be given which hormonal therapy?

Women who have had a mastectomy for breast cancer should be offered _____

Which genes are most commonly associated with breast cancer? _____ & BRCA2

Management of infective mastitis includes _____ and continued breastfeeding or expressing milk.

Mastitis commonly occurs in women who are _____

Women aged ≥50 should have an _____ referral for the breast if they have: An unexplained breast or axilla lump or discharge, retraction, other changes of concern in one nipple only

The pathophysiology of mastitis involves _____ in the ducts, causing obstruction, which leads to inflammation & bacterial infection

What is the first-line management of lactational mastitis? _____ Simple analgesia Warm & cold compress

Hint: breast feeding advice