To help a client cope with the body image change caused by chemotherapy with doxorubicin, the nurse suggests that the client
a. begin an exercise routine.
b. get fitted for a good prosthesis.
c. obtain a wig before hair is lost.
d. purchase some new clothes.
C
Women receiving methotrexate and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) will not experience hair loss, whereas women receiving doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide will have complete hair loss at weeks after their first injection. Buying the wig before the hair is lost gives the woman more control because she is prepared and does not have to go out in public without hair.
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