Recognizing the high incidence of breast cancer among older adult women, a public health nurse has included the topic in a health promotion teaching session at a senior's center
What should the nurse tell the assembled women about their risk of developing breast cancer? A) "Stopping your hormone replacement therapy can greatly reduce your chance of developing breast cancer.".
B) "The substances that you were exposed to during your childbearing years will largely determine your future risks of breast cancer.".
C) "Breast cancer appears to be heavily influenced by heredity.".
D) "Women who had their children very early in life appear to have an increased risk of breast cancer.".
C
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Genetic factors play a significant role in the development of breast cancer, superseding the role of hormone replacement therapy (HRT), environmental factors, and time of childbearing.
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