A public health nurse is participating in a health promotion campaign that has the goal of improving outcomes related to skin cancer in the community. What action has the greatest potential to achieve this goal?

(A) Educating participants about the relationship between general health and the risk of skin cancer (B) Educating participants about treatment options for skin cancer (C) Educating participants about the early signs and symptoms of skin cancer (D) Educating participants about the health risks associated with smoking and assisting with smoking cessationAnswer Explanation: The best hope of decreasing the incidence of skin cancer lies in educating patients about the early signs. There is a relationship between general health and skin cancer, but teaching individuals to identify the early signs and symptoms is more likely to benefit overall outcomes related to skin cancer. Teaching about treatment options is not likely to have a major effect on outcomes of the disease. Smoking is not among the major risk factors for skin cancer.