A client scheduled to undergo radiation therapy for breast cancer asks why 6 weeks of daily treatment is necessary. What is the nurse's best response?
a. "Your cancer is widespread and requires more than the usual amount of radiation treatment."
b. "Giving larger doses of radiation for a shorter period of time does not produce better effects and has worse side effects."
c. "Research has shown that more cancer cells are killed if radiation is given in smaller doses over a longer time period."
d. "It is less likely that your hair will fall out or that you will become anemic if radia-tion is given in this manner."
C
Because of varying responses of all cancer cells within a given tumor, small doses of radiation are given on a daily basis for a set period of time. This method allows multiple opportunities to destroy cancer cells while minimizing damage to normal tissues.
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