MC The client explains to the nurse that his father died from malignant melanoma. The nurse knows that this client has
A. The same risk for malignant melanoma as the general population.
B. The same risk for malignant melanoma as the father had.
C. A lower risk of developing malignant melanoma.
D. An eightfold increase in risk for malignant melanoma.
D. An eightfold increase in risk for malignant melanoma.
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