A patient in the chronic phase of chronic myelogenous leukemia has just completed treatment. The nurse realizes this patient will most likely
1. be cured.
2. enter the accelerated phase within one year.
3. have a life expectancy of a few months.
4. remain in the chronic phase for five or more years.
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Rationale: There are three phases of chronic myelogenous leukemia: chronic, accelerated, and acute. After treatment while in the chronic phase, the patient will most likely remain in this phase for five or more years. Treatment in the chronic phase does not cure the disease. Because the patient received treatment in the chronic phase, the accelerated phase will be delayed for over five years. A life expectancy of a few months is seen in those patients in the acute phase of the disease.
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