An adult client who has a suspicious mammogram says that her mother died of bone cancer when she was around the same age. Which is the most important question for the nurse to ask this client?
a. "Have any other members of your family had bone cancer?"
b. "Did your mother ever have any other type of cancer?"
c. "How old were you when you started your periods?"
d. "Did your mother have regular mammo-grams?"
B
Breast cancer often spreads to the bone. Many laypersons do not understand that breast cancer in the bone is still breast cancer. It would be very important to know whether this client's mother had breast cancer because a genetic component is associated with it. Asking about other family members who have had bone cancer may give the nurse useful information but would not be as important as finding out about other cancers. Menstrual cycle and mammogram information also would not provide as relevant information as inquiring about other types of cancer, specifically breast cancer.
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