The nurse is assisting a client newly diagnosed with leukemia with discharge from the hospital. The client asks what the health care provider means when she discuses survival rates for his kind of leukemia
The nurse explains that survival is the: 1. Number of persons with leukemia and the likelihood of their dying over several time periods.
2. Measurement of all cancer cases at a designated point in time.
3. Number of deaths from leukemia in a specific period.
4. Number of newly diagnosed cases of cancer.
Number of persons with leukemia and the likelihood of their dying over several time periods.
Rationale: Survival is the observation of persons with cancer over time and the likelihood of their dying over several time periods. Mortality is the number of deaths from cancer in a specific period of time and within an identified population. Prevalence is the measurement of all cancer cases at a designated point in time. The number is divided by the total population living at the time. Incidence is the number of newly diagnosed cases of cancer in a specific time period in a defined population.
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