A menopausal woman tells the nurse that she does not know when to do a breast self-exam since she does not have a period any longer. The nurse's best response is
a. "Perform your exam on the first day of every other month."
b. "A breast self-exam after menopause is not necessary. Just get a mammogram annually."
c. "Select the same day of every month to do your exam."
d. "Do your breast exam anytime you can re-member."
C
Because the menopausal woman cannot schedule her breast self-exam according to her period, she needs to perform it the same day each month. Breast self-exams should be done on the same day every month. The risk of breast cancer increases after the age of 40 and into the menopausal years.
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