In teaching about cancer prevention to a community group, the nurse stresses promotion of exercise and normal body weight because:
1. People with low BMI have increased defense against cellular mutation.
2. Dietary fat and obesity promote cancer growth, increasing the risk of cancer.
3. Thin individuals will also choose other healthy lifestyle behaviors.
4. Increased adipose tissue causes cancerous tumors such as lipomas.
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Rationale: Excess body fat stimulates the production of estrogen and progesterone, which may intensify the growth of various cell types which may contribute to cancer. Prevention of overweight/obesity is associated with decreased risk of colon, post-menopausal breast, uterine, esophageal, and renal cell cancer. Having a low Body Mass Index does not increase immunity against cellular mutation. Assuming thin individuals will choose healthy lifestyle behaviors is not a fact. The development of a lipoma, a benign tumor, is not related to exercise and normal body weight.
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