After learning that he has a benign tumor in his abdomen, a patient is overheard telling his wife that he has cancer. What should the nurse say to the patient and spouse?
1. "You do have a growth in your abdomen, but it is encapsulated and, after being removed, will not come back.".
2. "This type of cancer is easily treated.".
3. "This type of cancer will not spread to other tissues.".
4. "Even though this growth has invaded other tissues, it can be contained.".
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Rationale 1: A benign tumor is encapsulated, slow-growing, and, once removed, does not recur.
Rationale 2: The patient does not have cancer but rather a benign tumor.
Rationale 3: Even though benign tumors do not spread to other tissues, the nurse should not refer to the growth as cancer.
Rationale 4: The growth has not invaded other tissues.
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