A patient contacts the office and tells the nurse that she is worried about her 10-year-old daughter having breast cancer.She describes a unilateral enlargement of the right breast with associated tenderness.She is worried because the left breast is not enlarged.What would be the nurse's best response? Tell the mother that:
A) Breast development is usually fairly symmetric and that the daughter should be examined right away.
B) She should bring in her daughter right away because breast cancer is fairly common in preadolescent girls.
C) Although an examination of her daughter would rule out a problem, her breast development is most likely normal.
D) It is unusual for breasts that are first developing to feel tender because they haven't developed much fibrous tissue.
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