The Nurse Is Preparing for a Class in Early Detection

question 13

Multiple Choice

The nurse is preparing for a class in early detection of breast cancer.Which statement is true with regard to breast cancer in African-American women in the United States?

• A) Breast cancer is not a threat to African-American women.
• B) African-American women have a lower incidence of regional or distant breast cancer than white women.
• C) African-American women are more likely to die of breast cancer at any age.
• D) Breast cancer incidence in African-American women is higher than that of white women after age 45.

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Definitions:

Aquatic Predators

Organisms that live in water environments and obtain their energy and nutrients by hunting and consuming other aquatic organisms.

Radiolaria

Heterotrophic single-celled protists with a porous shell of silica and cytoplasmic extensions.

Foraminifera

Heterotrophic single-celled protists with a porous calcium carbonate shell and cytoplasmic extensions.