You work at an oncology clinic and are caring for a patient who has just been diagnosed with breast cancer. When planning patient education for this patient, you recognize that the patient has an increased risk for developing what?
A) Vulvar cancer
B) Cervical cancer
C) Ovarian cancer
D) Uterine cancer
Ans: C
Feedback: A woman with breast cancer has an increased risk for ovarian cancer. There is no evidence that a woman diagnosed with breast cancer has an increased risk of developing cervical, uterine, or vulvar cancer.
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