The school health nurse is presenting a health promotion class to a group of high school students. Which intervention addresses health promotion strategies related to the leading cause of cancer deaths in North America?
A) Monthly breast self-exams
B) Smoking cessation
C) Annual colonoscopies
D) Monthly testicular exams
Ans: B
Feedback: Lung cancer is the leading cause of death for men and women in North America, so smoking cessation is the health promotion initiative directly related to lung cancer.
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