During an admission interview the client says, "I was given interferon alfa-2b for cancer treatment." The nurse should look for evidence of which type of cancer in this client's history?
1. Breast cancer
2. Malignant melanoma
3. Kaposi's sarcoma
4. Bladder cancer
5. Cancer of the sinuses
2,3,4
Rationale 1: Breast cancer is not treated with interferon alfa-2b.
Rationale 2: Malignant melanoma is one of the cancers treated with interferon alfa-2b.
Rationale 3: Kaposi's sarcoma is one of the cancers treated with interferon alfa-2b.
Rationale 4: An off-label use of interferon alfa-2b is the treatment of bladder cancer.
Rationale 5: There is no indication for use of interferon alfa-2b in treatment of cancers located in the sinuses.
Global Rationale: Malignant melanoma is one of the cancers treated with interferon alfa-2b. Kaposi's sarcoma is one of the cancers treated with interferon alfa-2b. An off-label use of interferon alfa-2b is the treatment of bladder cancer. Breast cancer is not treated with interferon alfa-2b. There is no indication for use of interferon alfa-2b in treatment of cancers located in the sinuses.
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