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Practice Question

A nurse is preparing to talk with a high school student about reducing the risk of developing cancer later in life.

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Rationale:

🚭Cigarette smoking exposes tissues to carcinogens that directly damage DNA, significantly elevating cancer risk.

🌞Use of tanning beds subjects the skin to intense UV radiation, which induces cellular mutations leading to malignancy.

🦠Unprotected sex increases the likelihood of contracting oncogenic viruses such as HPV, a major cause of cervical cancer.

🚫Bullying at school, poor personal hygiene, and texting while driving do not involve exposure to known carcinogens or oncogenic agents and therefore are not associated with cancer risk.

📌Core Message

Carcinogen exposure and oncogenic viruses increase cancer risk.

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