The student nurse demonstrates an understanding of cancer risk factors by identifying which patient as being at the highest risk for developing colorectal cancer?
a. 50-year-old male who has been exposed to arsenic in the workplace
b. 45-year-old female with a doctorate de-gree in psychology who smokes occasio-nally
c. 38-year-old female who had her first child one year ago
d. 29-year-old male who has had Crohn's disease since the age of 13
D
Inflammatory diseases of the colon increase the risk of colorectal cancer. Arsenic exposure places the patient at risk for lung cancer. Women with a high level of education have been found to fall into the high risk category for developing breast cancer, as well as having the first child after the age of 30.
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