The nurse is educating a client who has breast cancer that has metastasized to the bone. Which statement by the client requires additional follow up by the nurse?
A) "My cancer has spread from its primary site."
B) "I have two different types of cancer."
C) "Like all cancer, mine is the result of damaged DNA or RNA."
D) "My cancer may have developed by nature, nurture, or a combination of the two."
B) "I have two different types of cancer."
Explanation: A) When cancer metastasizes, it spreads from its primary site to another location in the body.
B) Although the cancer is located in more than one location in the case of metastatic cancer, the histology remains the same as the site of origin.
C) All cancer is the result of damaged DNA or RNA by nature, nurture, or a combination of both.
D) All cancer is the result of damaged DNA or RNA by nature, nurture, or a combination of oth.
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