Diagnosed with malignant melanoma

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The nurse is collecting a family history for the assessment of a new patient. She reports her biological sister was recently diagnosed with malignant melanoma. She expresses concern about her risk for skin cancer, and mentions that in the past six-months she began wearing sun protectant and stopped using the tanning beds at her gym. According to the Health Belief Model, the patient perceived her sister's diagnosis as a:

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