When counseling patients, which strategy should a nurse identify as most likely to help elderly men avoid prostate cancer?
A) Cooking meat at high temperatures
B) Avoiding food additives
C) Maintaining weight within an ideal range
D) Avoiding tobacco smoke
C
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Obesity increases the rates of cancer of the prostate, pancreas, uterus, colon, ovary, and breast. Seared or barbecued meats also increase the risk of some cancers, but not prostate cancer. Food additives have been rumored to be carcinogenic, but there is no real evidence yet of a link between food additives and prostate cancer. Tobacco smoke increases the risk of lung and certain other cancers, but not of prostate cancer.
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