The client who has been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma is scheduled for numerous tests. The client asks if these tests are really necessary, because the exact type of cancer has already been established. What is the nurse's best response?
A. "You may be eligible for new and experimental therapy. These tests will deter-mine whether or not you would qualify for such treatment."
B. "It is best to determine how healthy your major organs are before undergoing the strenuous and uncomfortable therapies for cancer."
C. "Different treatments are used depending on where the cancer is, so it is first ne-cessary to determine the exact sites."
D. "The doctors want to be very sure, because it is possible to have two different kinds of cancer at the same time."
C
Such great progress has been made in the treatment regimen that Hodgkin's lymphoma is now one of the most curable types of cancer. Staging procedures for determining disease location and extent are detailed and must be accurate, because the most appropriate treatment regimen is de-termined by the extent of the disease.
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