The nurse is caring for a client with leukemia. The nurse is aware that this type of cancer originates in the:
a. blood-forming organs c. epithelial tissue
b. connective tissue d. infection-fighting organs
A
Cancers are named according to the site of the primary neoplasm or the type of tissue involved. The four main classifications by tissue type include lymphomas, cancers occurring in lymphatic tissue and similar infection-fighting organs; leukemias, cancers occurring in blood-forming organs such as bone marrow; sarcomas, cancers occurring in connective tissue such as bone; and carcinomas, cancers occurring in epithelial tissue such as skin.
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