The nurse is participating in a community health fair program focusing on risk factors for cancer. Which should be included as increasing the risk for colon cancer? (Select all that apply.)
a. Low-fat diet
b. Low-fiber diet
c. Low-sodium diet
d. History of rectal polyps
e. History of ulcerative colitis
f. Family history of breast cancer
ANS: B, D, E
A major causative agent of colon cancer is lack of fiber in the diet, which prolongs fecal transit time and in turn prolongs exposure to possible carcinogens. Additional risk factors include a family history of colon cancer, ulcerative colitis, or polyps of the rectum or large intestine. A. C. F. These factors do not increase the risk for colon cancer.
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