A patient with bone metastases from prostate cancer is inquiring whether he is a candidate for radiopharmaceuticals. Which of the following conditions would exclude him as a candidate?
a. Karnofsky Performance Status of 65
b. Pathologic fracture
c. Life expectancy of 5 months
d. Hypocalcemia
ANS: B
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