A 25-year-old female with brain metastases asks the nurse about the length of time she has to live
Based upon the fact that the patient is not receiving treatment for the brain metastases, the nurse's best response is that patients with this condition generally have a mean survival time of what?
A) 2 weeks
B) 1 month
C) 6 months
D) 1 year
Ans: B
Feedback: The median survival time for patients with no treatment for brain metastases is 1 month; with corticosteroid treatment alone it is 2 months; radiation therapy extends the median survival to 3 to 6 months. Therefore, options A, C, and D are incorrect.
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