A 51-year-old client has been diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer with lung metastases. The oncologist sits down with the client/family to explain treatment options
The nurse knows that which of the following treatment options will be discussed for her cancers?
A) Radiation therapy
B) Chemotherapy
C) Surgery
D) Hormone therapy
Ans: B
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One of the advantages of chemotherapy is that, unlike surgery and radiation, it is able to treat cancer both at the primary site and at sites of metastasis. Hormone therapy is also able to exert therapeutic effects at a more systemic level, but to a lesser degree than chemotherapy.
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