A nurse discusses health promotion with a group of older adult women. The nurse suggests a Pap test every 2 years. One woman states, "I haven't had a Pap since the change, why would I do that now?" Which response by the nurse is best?
A) Annual checkup by your primary care provider to examine your ovaries is appropriate.
B) Avoidance doesn't help with diagnosis of cancers.
C) Risk of death from ovarian cancer is twice as high among women aged 65 and older.
D) Women who don't have sex are at higher risk for ovarian cancer.
Ans: C
Cancers are found more often in older adults, functional consequences of many sequelae. The risk of death from ovarian cancer is twice as high among women aged 65 and older, compared with younger patients. Sexual relations do not cause ovarian cancer.
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