A 56-Year-Old Comes to the Office for Routine Health Examination

A 56-year-old comes to the office for routine health examination. He has hypertension and hyperlipidemia and takes his medication regularly. He has no family history of significate diseases. He smoked one packet daily for 20 years and quit smoking 12 years ago. He was working in construction and shipbuilding for many years. Physical examination shows nothing significant. He is concerned about his risk of developing cancer.  Due to his occupational exposure, this patient is at greatest risk of malignancy arising from which of the following?

A) Bronchial epithelium
B) Hematopoietic stem cells
C) Liver parenchyma
D) Nasopharyngeal epithelium
E) Pancreatic ductal cells
F) Pleura mesothelium
G) Urinary bladder epithelium

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