A client has a 2-cm breast tumor, which is estimated to contain 2 billion cancer cells. The client has completed chemotherapy and the health care provider indicates that 99% of these cancer cells have been killed
The nurse calculates that _______ cancer cells remain.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
Correct Answer: 2,000,000
Rationale: If the drug kills 99% of 2 billion cells, then 1%, or 2 million, remain.
Global Rationale: If the drug kills 99% of 2 billion cells, then 1%, or 2 million, remain.
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