The nurse understands that most often tumors occur in the bladder because the bladder wall is exposed most frequently to:
a. retained carcinogens.
b. concentrated urine.
c. acidic fluids.
d. strong metabolic wastes.
A
Retained carcinogenic agents stay in intimate contact with the bladder wall until excreted in the urine.
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