The nurse is providing health promotion education to a client who has a family history of leukemia. Which factor does the nurse teach this client to avoid?
a. Alcohol consumption
b. Exposure to ionizing radiation
c. High-cholesterol diet
d. Smoking cigarettes
B
Many genetic and environmental factors are involved in the development of leukemia. Exposure to radiation increases the risk for development of leukemia, particularly acute myelogenous leu-kemia (AML). Although alcohol consumption, high-cholesterol diet, and smoking are not healthy behaviors, they do not increase the risk for leukemia.
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