A home health nurse is compiling a patient profile on a 23-year-old obese woman who smokes one-half pack of cigarettes a day and drinks 1 beer a week.She works as a cook in a long-term care facility.She has two children and eats a diet high in fats.She exercises 30 minutes a day.Both parents are dead of heart disease.How many risk factors for cancer in this profile should the nurse identify?

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The nurse should identify three risk factors for cancer in this patient profile: obesity, smoking, and a diet high in fats. The other risk factors mentioned (drinking alcohol, working in a long-term care facility, having children, exercising regularly, and having parents who died of heart disease) are not necessarily linked to an increased risk of cancer.

A Home Health Nurse Is Compiling a Patient Profile on a 23-Year-Old