The nurse is providing community teaching related to risk factors for breast cancer for a group of young women. Which woman might the nurse identify as being at a higher risk for developing breast cancer at a young age?
A)A 28-year-old woman who received radiation for a spinal cord tumor at L3 during childhood
B)A 26-year-old woman who had a 32-year-old brother with breast cancer
C)A 34-year-old woman who has breastfed four children
D)A 42-year-old woman who has a second cousin diagnosed with breast cancer at age 58.

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A)The risk factors include having a close relative, such as a parent or sibling, or a male relative who has had breast cancer or having radiation therapy to the breast or chest during childhood. The 28-year-old woman had radiation therapy, but not to the breast or chest. The 42-year-old woman had a relative, but not a close relative, with breast cancer. Breastfeeding is a protective factor for developing breast cancer.
B)The risk factors include having a close relative, such as a parent or sibling, or a male relative who has had breast cancer or having radiation therapy to the breast or chest during childhood. The 28-year-old woman had radiation therapy, but not to the breast or chest. The 42-year-old woman had a relative, but not a close relative, with breast cancer. Breastfeeding is a protective factor for developing breast cancer.
C)The risk factors include having a close relative, such as a parent or sibling, or a male relative who has had breast cancer or having radiation therapy to the breast or chest during childhood. The 28-year-old woman had radiation therapy, but not to the breast or chest. The 42-year-old woman had a relative, but not a close relative, with breast cancer. Breastfeeding is a protective factor for developing breast cancer.
D)The risk factors include having a close relative, such as a parent or sibling, or a male relative who has had breast cancer or having radiation therapy to the breast or chest during childhood. The 28-year-old woman had radiation therapy, but not to the breast or chest. The 42-year-old woman had a relative, but not a close relative, with breast cancer. Breastfeeding is a protective factor for developing breast cancer.

The Nurse Is Providing Community Teaching Related to Risk Factors