An adolescent female is diagnosed with fibrocystic breast disease. What advice can the nurse provide the adolescent about this diagnosis?
A) Caffeine may increase the size of lesions.
B) Fibrocystic lesions are precancerous lesions.
C) Lesions will fade with the full growth of breasts.
D) The lesions make breast self-examination ineffective.
A
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The formation of fibrocystic lesions may be increased in some women with the use of methylxanthines found in caffeine so avoiding foods such as coffee, cola drinks, tea, chocolate, some toffee candy, and medications that contain caffeine helps reduce pain. Fibrocystic lesions are not precancerous. The lesions will not fade with full growth of the breasts. Breast self-examination is indicated monthly for all women.
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