For which types of cancer is radiation therapy most effective?
A. Cancers of the blood, such as leukemia
B. Superficial cancers on the outside of the body
C. Cancers that are localized to one tissue or body area
D. Cancers that are large, with evidence of distant metastasis
C
Radiation therapy is considered local therapy. Only the tissues in the radiation path are affected. Therefore, this type of therapy is most successful when tumors have not metastasized beyond a local region.
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The parish nurse is often involved in selected activities related to the functions of parish nursing and these often serve as a starting point for practice. These include
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A) severe hypoxia. B) drug ingestion. C) AV heart block. D) cardiac irritability.