The nurse correlates which factor to an increased risk of endometrial cancer in women with early menarche or late menopause?
A) Total number of ovulatory cycles
B) Less hormone stimulation
C) Need for estrogen replacement in these patients
D) Extended duration of the menstrual cycle in these patients

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More ovulatory cycles increases risk. These risk factors represent an increased cumulative exposure to estrogen. Hormone stimulation does not increase risk in endometrial cancer. Estrogen replacement does not increase risk in endometrial cancer. Extended duration of the menstrual cycle is not a risk factor.

The Nurse Correlates Which Factor to an Increased Risk of Endometrial