In reviewing the charts of several patients in the clinic, a nurse recognizes which patient as being at highest risk of breast cancer?

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A woman who reached menopause at age 58. A long menstrual history (menopause after age 50) increases risk. A woman who had her first child at age 26 has a low risk. A woman who breastfed all four of her children has a low risk. A woman who states that she reached menarche at age 14 has a low risk because the menarche was after 12 years of age.

In Reviewing the Charts of Several Patients in the Clinic