A family member asks the nurse of the benefits of immunotherapy. The nurse would be most correct to state which of the following?
A) Immunotherapy strengthens the immune system to prevent cancer.
B) Immunotherapy uses homeopathic properties to prevent free radical release.
C) Immunotherapy stimulates the immune response to attack and rid the body of cancer cells.
D) Immunotherapy promotes removal of good and bad multiplying cells.
C
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Immunotherapy is the basis for various drugs and therapeutic cancer vaccines. Rather than prevent breast cancer, they stimulate the immune system's ability to attack and rid the body of cancer cells. Immunotherapy does not prevent cancer, prevent free radical release, and remove good and bad multiplying cells.
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