The nurse is reviewing data within a patient's health history. Which factor in the history should the nurse recognize as related to the development of familial adenomatous polyposis?
A. The patient has never had the recommended screening colonoscopy.
B. The patient eats a diet high in red meat.
C. The patient's grandfather died of colon cancer.
D. The patient had a basal cell skin cancer removed 2 year ago.
Answer: C
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