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The school nurse is teaching a group of clients about how tobacco smoke causes lung cancer. Which pathophysiological process supports the risk of cancer from smoking?

Correct Answer: C

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Tobacco’s carcinogens (e.g., PAHs, nitrosamines) cause DNA damage, altering lung cell cytology and function (
C), leading to cancer. Nicotine’s vasoconstriction (
A) affects cardiovascular health. Addiction (
B) drives use, not cancer. Comorbidities (
D) are secondary.

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