The nurse in the outpatient clinic is caring for a client who smokes heavily. To reduce the client's risk of dying from lung cancer, which of the following actions will be best for the nurse to take?

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Education about the risks associated with cigarette smoking is recommended at every client encounter, since cigarette smoking is associated with multiple health problems. A tumour must be at least 0.5 cm large before it is detectable by current screening methods and may already have metastasized by that time. Oncofetal antigens such as CEA may be used to monitor therapy or detect tumour reoccurrence, but are not helpful in screening for cancer. The seven warning signs of cancer are actually associated with fairly advanced disease.

The Nurse in the Outpatient Clinic Is Caring for a Client