A male client says that his family seems to have a lot of cancer and he is concerned about having an inherited risk for cancer development
If all the following cancers are present in this man's family, which one should the nurse tell him increases his risk for developing cancer as the result of a genetic predisposition? A. Lung cancer
B. Prostate cancer
C. Cervical cancer
D. Bone cancer
B
Prostate cancer has both a sporadic form and a familial form. In the familial form, the incidence of prostate cancer is higher than for men in the general population, and it tends to occur at an earlier age than among men in the general population, indicating a genetic predisposition.
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