A patient has just been diagnosed with prostate cancer and is scheduled for brachytherapy next week
The patient and his wife are unsure of having the procedure because their daughter is 3 months pregnant. What is the most appropriate teaching the nurse should provide to this family?
A) The patient should not be in contact with the baby after delivery.
B) The patient's treatment poses no risk to his daughter or her infant.
C) The patient's brachytherapy may be contraindicated for safety reasons.
D) The patient should avoid close contact with his daughter for 2 months.
Ans: D
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Brachytherapy involves the implantation of interstitial radioactive seeds under anesthesia. The surgeon uses ultrasound guidance to place about 80 to 100 seeds, and the patient returns home after the procedure. Exposure of others to radiation is minimal, but the patient should avoid close contact with pregnant women and infants for up to 2 months.
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