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1 -- The information from the genetic assessment identified three family members diagnosed with rectal cancer before the age of 40 years. The nurse should discuss with the patient the importance of having screening for colon-rectal cancer at an earlier age. Ingesting a diet high in protein and carbohydrates is not going to reduce the patient’s risk for developing the disease. Maximizing exercise is not going to reduce the patient’s risk for developing the disease. Counseling the patient on abstaining from having children is not going to improve the patient’s risk for the disease.

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