What are the two most frequent and distressing complaints of people with cancer?
a. Osteoporosis and diabetes
b. Nausea and hair loss
c. Gastrointestinal motility problems and pain
d. Cancer-related fatigue and associated sleep disturbances
D
Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) and associated sleep disturbances are the most frequent and dis-tressing complaints of people with cancer (Barton-Burke, 2006).
Osteoporosis and diabetes are late effects of chemotherapy. They are not the most frequent and distressing complaints of people with cancer.
During the extended survival period, the client may experience hair loss and nausea related to cancer treatment. However, these symptoms are not the most frequent and distressing complaints of people with cancer.
Gastrointestinal motility problems and pain are not the two most frequent and distressing com-plaints of people with cancer.
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