The nurse is counseling the family of a patient diagnosed with lung cancer about discharge instructions. The daughter remarks that the patient never smoked and wonders why the cancer occurred. What is the nurse's best response?
1. "It could have been caused by a high-sodium diet."
2. "Your father may not be telling the truth about smoking."
3. "There may have been a genetic predisposition."
4. "Be more concerned about caring for him than why it happened."
Correct Answer: 3
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