A nurse is conducting community education classes on skin cancer. One participant says to the nurse: "I have read there are now vaccines to protect you from getting a melanoma." The nurse's most helpful response would be
a. "No, there is no vaccination for melanoma."
b. "The vaccines were so ineffective they were withdrawn."
c. "Vaccines are being developed against melanoma."
d. "Yes the vaccine is available, but it is very expensive."
C
Vaccines are in the process of being developed against primary melanoma. There is no cure for metastatic melanoma.
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