Elderly patients may need more support when facing a diagnosis of cancer than younger patients, because elders:
A) Have a more pessimistic outlook on life.
B) Have less faith in medicine.
C) May only know about persons who were diagnosed with cancer years ago when treatment options were more limited.
D) May not realize that a cancer diagnosis is often mistaken.
C
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Elderly persons are likely to have known many cancer victims during their lives, and some of those victims died. Progress has been made in managing or curing some forms of cancer.
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