When performing health screenings on a college campus, which factor should the university health nurse keep in mind as increasing the risk of testicular cancer in men?
A) History of measles
B) African American race
C) Family history of prostate cancer
D) Cryptorchidism
D) Cryptorchidism
Explanation: A) There are certain risk factors associated with testicular cancer, including having had mumps, low weight at birth, trauma to the testes, a family history of testicular cancer, cryptorchidism (the absence of one or both testes from the scrotum, also referred to as undescended testes), age, congenital abnormalities, and white ethnicity.
B) There are certain risk factors associated with testicular cancer, including having had mumps, low weight at birth, trauma to the testes, a family history of testicular cancer, cryptorchidism (the absence of one or both testes from the scrotum, also referred to as undescended testes), age, congenital abnormalities, and white ethnicity.
C) There are certain risk factors associated with testicular cancer, including having had mumps, low weight at birth, trauma to the testes, a family history of testicular cancer, cryptorchidism (the absence of one or both testes from the scrotum, also referred to as undescended testes), age, congenital abnormalities, and white ethnicity.
D) Males with cryptorchidism may have a 10-40% increased chance of getting testicular cancer.
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