A patient is newly diagnosed with benign breast disease. The nurse recognizes which statement about benign breast disease to be true? The presence of benign breast disease:
a. Makes it hard to examine the breasts.
b. Frequently turns into cancer in a woman's later years.
c. Is easily reduced with hormone replacement therapy.
d. Is usually diagnosed before a woman reaches childbearing age.
ANS: A
The presence of benign breast disease (formerly fibrocystic breast disease) makes it hard to examine the breasts; the general lumpiness of the breast conceals a new lump. The other statements are not true.
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