A 25-year-old patient is planning to start oral contraceptives. When she asks about increasing her cancer risk, the nurse should inform her that oral contraceptives
a. increase the risk of ovarian cancer.
b. increase the risk of endometrial cancer.
c. reduce the risk of breast cancer.
d. do not increase the risk of breast cancer.
ANS: D
Studies show that OCs do not increase the risk of breast cancer, although they do not reduce the risk of breast cancer either.
Studies show that OCs protect against ovarian and endometrial cancer.
Studies show that OCs do not reduce the risk of breast cancer.
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