A 29-year-old patient whose mother died from an unspecified cancer at the age of 33 has the following diagnostic test results. What would be appropriate for this patient?
1. The patient is scheduled for a prostate exam.
2. The patient is scheduled for a colonoscopy.
3. The patient is scheduled for a mammogram.
4. The patient is scheduled for an ovarian cancer screening examination.
Correct Answer: 2
This patient should be scheduled for a colonoscopy at least every 2 years beginning at age 25. This is important for this patient because the patient may have a positive family history and mutations in the MLH1/MSH2 gene, which increase the risk for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer. Prostate exam and mammogram are not indicated for this patient. Patients with breast cancer should be screened for ovarian cancer because they are closely related genetically.
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