The nurse is admitting a patient with vaginal cancer. Which of the following questions should the nurse ask to elicit the most likely causative factor?
a. "Have you been treated for infertility?"
b. "Did you experience your first menses before the age of 11 years?"
c. "Have you ever taken tamoxifen?"
d. "Did your mother take diethylstilbestrol (DES) during pregnancy?"
D
A patient whose mother had taken DES during pregnancy is more likely to develop vaginal cancer. Infertility treatment is associated with ovarian cancer. Early or late menarche (before age 11 or after age 16) and use of tamoxifen are correlated with endometrial cancer.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)