Question

A nurse is reinforcing teaching regarding risk factors developing lung cancer. which of the following should the nurse include. Chose right answers.

1.asbestos exposure

2.cigarette smoking

3.use of smokeless(chewing) tabacco.

4.exposure to second and smoke

5.radon exposure

6.History of polyps

Answer 1

Right answers as follows:

1. asbestos exposure

when a person inhales asbestos, microscopic fibers accumulate inside the lung, these fibers can cause genetic and cellular damage in the lung tissue that causes cancer.

2. cigarette smoking:

cigarette smoke releases 5000 chemicals these chemicals (carcinogens) damage the DNA of cells of the lung.

3. exposure to second and smoke.

It has more than 7,000 chemicals, including at least 70 that can cause cancer. the toxicology is the same as smoking

4. radon exposure:

radon gas in the air breaks into small radioactive substances (radon progeny) and lodge in the lung tissues, these particles act as radiation sources, long radiations will lead to cancer.

other options are not related to lung cancer.