Breast cancer risk: the role of the nurse practitioner.
Information about breast cancer risk is confusing to many patients. This paper focuses on some of the more important risk factors for breast cancer: age, benign breast disease, diet, hormone replacement therapy at menopause, and family and reproductive history. Some of the social factors that can influence receptivity to risk information are briefly mentioned. With their experience in educating patients and families, NPs are ideally suited to provide information about breast cancer risk.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D012380:Role