An 85-year-old patient states that she does not perform breast self-exam because there is no history of breast cancer in her family. What is the best response?

The fact that there is no history of breast cancer in someone's family does not imply that a person is free to suffer from this illness. The possibility of suffering breast cancer increases with the age, overall women who are 50-years old and on. The illness can be detected on time if women carry out routine check-ups of their breast and if they undergo mammograms every certain period of time.

She can still obtain breast cancer.

Explanation:

The chance of a person obtaining any type of disease depends on genetic, enviromental, and acquired factors