A client is receiving rituximab (Rituxan) and asks how it works. What response by the nurse is best?
a. "It causes rapid lysis of the cancer cell membranes."
b. "It destroys the enzymes needed to create cancer cells."
c. "It prevents the start of cell division in the cancer cells."
d. "It sensitizes certain cancer cells to chemotherapy."
ANS: C
Rituxan prevents the initiation of cancer cell division. The other statements are not accurate.
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