When an aide asks why carcinomas rarely occur in childhood, how should the nurse respond? (select all that apply)
a. Carcinomas cannot develop in an immu-nosuppressed environment.
b. Carcinomas need a long time from expo-sure to occurrence.
c. Carcinomas are due to environmental ex-posures.
d. Carcinomas occur primarily in secondary sexual organs.
e. Carcinomas are mesodermal.
ANS: B, C
Carcinomas rarely occur in children because these cancers most commonly result from environ-mental carcinogens and require a long period from exposure to the appearance of the carcinoma.
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