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Items
Correct answer
Score
Correct response %
1. Breast cancer is a communicable disease
No
1
99.2
2. The irritation of a tight bra can over time cause breast cancer
No
1
59.4
3. In some women being overweight increases the risk of developing breast cancer
Yes
1
27.6
4. A woman who bears her first child after the age of 30 years is more likely to develop breast cancer*
Yes
3
50.2
5. Use of oral contraceptives increase a woman's risk of breast cancer
Yes
1
49.6
6. A hard blow to the breast may cause breast cancer later in life
No
1
24.6
7. Most breast lumps are cancerous
No
1
73.7
8. A woman, who has a first blood relative with breast cancer, is at higher risk of developing breast cancer*
Yes
3
57.8
9. Breast feeding increases the chance of breast cancer
No
1
96.4
10. Breast cancer can be a result of a curse/evil eye*
