A nurse is teaching women about health promotion measures related to breast cancer. The woman the nurse would advise is at higher risk and should be sure to engage in breast cancer screening activities is the woman who
A) began menstruation at an early age.
B) experienced menopause at an early age.
C) had five children.
D) needed surgical removal of her ovaries at age 32.

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Oophorectomy before menopause reduces the risk of breast cancer. Hormonal and other factors associated with increased risk include (a) early menarche, (b) late menopause, (c) nulliparity, (d) exogenous estrogen given for menopausal manifestations, and (e) history of cancer of the uterus, ovary, or colon.

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