Which conditions or factors in a 64-year-old man diagnosed with head and neck cancer are most likely to have contributed to this health problem?
A. He quit school at age 16 and has worked in a butcher shop for over 40 years.
B. He uses chewing tobacco and drinks beer daily.
C. His father also had head and neck cancer.
D. His hobby is oil painting.
B
Many environmental risk factors contribute to the development of head and neck cancer, al-though the actual cause is unknown. There does not appear to be a genetic predisposition to this type of cancer. The two most important risk factors are tobacco and alcohol use, especially in combination. Other risk factors include chewing tobacco, pipe smoking, marijuana, voice abuse, chronic laryngitis, exposure to industrial chemicals or hardwood dust, and poor oral hygiene.
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