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A nurse is providing health-promotion education about cancer screening. Which is an example of a recommended screening for early detection?

Correct answer

Mammography for breast cancer and colonoscopy for colorectal cancer at recommended ages/intervals

  1. A Screening is unnecessary for everyone
  2. B Mammography for breast cancer and colonoscopy for colorectal cancer at recommended ages/intervals
  3. C Screening only after symptoms appear
  4. D Avoiding all medical tests

Why this is the answer

Recommended CANCER SCREENINGS for early detection include: MAMMOGRAPHY (breast cancer); COLONOSCOPY (colorectal cancer); Pap smear/HPV testing (cervical cancer); and others, performed at recommended AGES and INTERVALS based on guidelines and risk factors. NCLEX-PN health promotion/screening. The PURPOSE of screening is EARLY DETECTION — finding cancer before symptoms appear, when it's most treatable (screening by definition is done in asymptomatic people). Waiting for symptoms defeats the purpose. The nurse promotes age-appropriate screening per guidelines. SECONDARY PREVENTION = early detection through screening. Promoting recommended cancer screenings for early detection is a key health-promotion concept that is tested.
Source: NCLEX-PN Health Promotion — Cancer Screening

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