The nurse is working with a client who has cancer that has been staged as a stage I. The nurse realizes that this cancer is best described as:
a. a cancer with disseminated metastatic disease
b. cancer with a certainty of being fatal
c. a localized disease in just one area or organ
d. the end stage of cancer
C
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A Incorrect. Disseminated metastatic disease is suggestive of stage IV.
B Incorrect. Because the cancer is localized, it is not certain to be fatal, nor is it considered to be the end stage of cancer.
C Correct. For a client with cancer identified as stage I, the nurse is aware that the cancer is a localized disease in just one area or organ.
D Incorrect. Because the cancer is localized, it is not certain to be fatal, nor is it considered to be the end stage of cancer.
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