When Teaching a Patient Who Smokes About the Relationship of Smoking

question 5

Multiple Choice

When teaching a patient who smokes about the relationship of smoking to the development of cancer,how should the nurse explain tobacco smoke as a "complete" carcinogen?

• A) Exposure to the smoke always causes cellular changes.
• B) Tobacco smoke is capable of both initiating and promoting cancer growth.
• C) Cancer will always develop when people who smoke are exposed to other carcinogens.
• D) Tobacco smoke serves as a vehicle for the spread of cancer cells during the progression stage of cancer.

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