The client with a diagnosis of lung cancer is scheduled to have a liver scan and asks you why this procedure is being done. What is your best response?
A. "Cigarette smoking can also cause liver cancer. The treatment for lung cancer is different if it has spread to the liver than if it is only confined to the lungs."
B. "The treatment for lung cancer is different if it has spread to the liver than if it is only confined to the lungs."
C. "Some treatments are toxic to the liver and it is best to test liver function before these treatments are started."
D. "An enlarged liver can interfere with cancer therapy, so the doctor wants to make certain of the liver's size and position before therapy is started."
B
Surgery and radiation are considered local treatments for lung cancer confined to the chest. If cancer has spread beyond the chest, systemic therapy (chemotherapy) is required to control the disease.
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