A client tells the nurse that her biopsy results indicate that the cancer cells are well differentiated How should the nurse respond?
a. offer the client reassurance that this information indicates that the client's cancer cells are benign
b. explain that these tissue cells often respond more effectively to radiation than to chemotherapy
c. ask the client in the healthcare provider has giving her any information about the classification of her cancer
d. help the client make plans to begin immediate treatment since her cancer is likely to spread quickly
Ans: c. ask the client in the healthcare provider has giving her any information about the classification of her cancer
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