As a class project a group of student nurses are developing a care plan for patients being screened for cervical cancer. When teaching patients about the risk factors of cervical cancer, what would the nurse identify as the most important risk factor?
A) Late childbearing
B) Human papillomavirus (HPV)
C) Postmenopausal bleeding
D) Obesity
Ans: B
Feedback: Adenocarcinomas of the cervix begin in the mucus-producing glands and are often due to HPV infection. Risk factors for cervical cancer include multiple sex partners, IV infection, smoking, and early childbearing. Postmenopausal bleeding and obesity are risk factors for uterine cancer.
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