A nurse is providing follow-up care for cancer survivors. Which condition should the nurse most monitor for in these patients?
a. Cancer
b. Infection
c. Weight gain
d. Low blood pressure
ANS: A
Cancer survivors are at increased risk for cancer (either a recurrence of the cancer for which they were treated or a second cancer). The increased risk for developing a second cancer is the result of cancer treatment, genetic factors or other susceptibility, or an interaction between treatment and susceptibility. Infection, weight gain, and low blood pressure are not common conditions for cancer survivors.
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