Patient teaching for patients with colorectal cancer would include
A) avoiding discussion of the side effects of treatment so as not to frighten the patient.
B) limiting the patient's time to ask questions so that he or she does not become anxious.
C) informing the patient that family members have increased risk and should undergo screening.
D) all of the above.

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High-risk patients should start screening by age 40, or 10 years younger than the earliest colorectal cancer diagnosis in their family, with repeat screening every 5 years. Those with familial cancer syndromes should begin screening in the third decade of life. Patients with a history of colorectal cancer should receive surveillance colonoscopy at 1 year and then every 3-5 years to screen for new cancer.

Patient Teaching for Patients with Colorectal Cancer Would Include