Which statement is not one of the reasons that clients undergoing chemotherapy usually receive several rounds of treatment spaced over time?
1. Side effects can occur, and the client needs time to recover.
2. The neutrophil count can decrease, so time between treatments is necessary for the body to make more neutrophils to boost the immune system.
3. The cost of treatments is very high.
4. Each round of chemotherapy kills only a set percentage of cancer cells.
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: This is a reason that rounds of chemotherapy are spaced over time.
Rationale 2: This is a reason that rounds of chemotherapy are spaced over time.
Rationale 3: Although treatments are expensive, this is not the reason that treatments are spaced over time.
Rationale 4: This is a reason that rounds of chemotherapy are spaced over time.
Global Rationale: Using multiple drugs affects the different stages of the cancer cell's life cycle and attacks the various clones within the tumor via several mechanisms of action, thus increasing the percentage of cell kill. Combination chemotherapy also allows for lower dosages of each individual agent, thereby reducing toxicity and slowing the development of resistance. Although treatments are expensive, this is not the reason that treatments are spaced over time.
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