The nurse is providing health promotion education to a client who has a family history of leukemia.Which factor does the nurse teach this client to avoid?

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Many genetic and environmental factors are involved in the development of leukemia.Exposure to radiation increases the risk for development of leukemia,particularly acute myelogenous leukemia (AML).Although alcohol consumption,high-cholesterol diet,and smoking are not healthy behaviors,they do not increase the risk for leukemia.

The Nurse Is Providing Health Promotion Education to a Client