The clinic nurse is caring for a patient whose grandmother and sister have both had breast cancer. She requested a screening test to determine her risk of developing breast cancer and it has come back positive
The patient asks you what she can do to help prevent breast cancer from occurring. What would be your best response?
A) "Research has shown that eating a healthy diet can provide all the protection you need against breast cancer."
B) "Research has shown that taking the drug tamoxifen can reduce your chance of breast cancer."
C) "Research has shown that exercising at least 30 minutes every day can reduce your chance of breast cancer."
D) "Research has shown that there is little you can do to reduce your risk of breast cancer if you have a genetic predisposition."
Ans: B
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Large-scale breast cancer prevention studies supported by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) indicated that chemoprevention with the medication tamoxifen can reduce the incidence of breast cancer by 50% in women at high risk for breast cancer. A healthy diet and regular exercise are important, but not wholly sufficient preventive measures.
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