The nurse is reviewing a patient's diagnostic test report. For which tumor diameter should the nurse evaluate the report to determine if cancer is present?
a. 0.5 cm
b. 1 cm
c. 2 cm
d. 5 cm
ANS: B
B. A neoplastic growth is very difficult to detect until it contains about 500 cells and is approximately 1 cm. A. A tumor of 0.5 cm is difficult to detect. C. D. A tumor can be detected before it reaches 2 cm or 5 cm in size.
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