As part of a health promotion initiative, a nurse is teaching a group of older men the importance of screening and prevention. Regular self-examination is promoted in order to identify which of the following health problems at an early stage?
A) Prostate cancer
B) Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
C) Penile cancer
D) Testicular tumors
D
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Self-examination is effective in the early identification of testicular tumors. Self-examination is not relevant to prostate cancer and BPH, while penile cancer is exceedingly rare in older men.
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