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craiczarry

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A nurse is preparing to teach the most common malignancy in children. Which malignancy should the nurse discuss?
 
  a. Leukemia
  b. Neuroblastoma
  c. Wilms tumor
  d. Retinoblastoma

Question 2

A 50-year-old female confirms chronic alcohol intake. This practice places the patient at risk for cancer in which organs? (select all that apply)
 
  a. Larynx
  b. Esophagus
  c. Liver
  d. Lung
  e. Brain
  f. Breast


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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
The most common malignancy in children is leukemia. Tumors of the nervous system, Wilms tu-mors, and retinoblastoma occur less frequently.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A, B, C, F
Chronic alcohol consumption is a strong risk factor for colorectal cancer and cancer of the oral cavity, pharynx, hypopharynx, larynx, esophagus, liver, and breast. It is not associated with lung or brain cancer.


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Reply #2 on: Jun 25, 2018
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