While awaiting the results of testing to determine a diagnosis of cancer, an older adult patient asks a nurse to explain what happens when cancer metastasizes. The nurse responds
a. "It is the result of prolonged exposure to an external agent."
b. "Cancer cells convert from transformed cells into small clusters of clonal cells."
c. "Cell control mechanisms fail, giving rise to aberrant cell growth."
d. "Cancer cells move from one location to another unconnected location."
D
Metastasis involves a change in location of the cancer cells from one organ or part of the body to another that is not directly connected. The other statements are not correct.
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