The nurse is teaching a postmenopausal patient with breast cancer about the expected outcomes of her cancer treatment. The nurse evaluates that the teaching has been effective when the patient says
A. "After cancer has not recurred for 5 years, it is considered cured."
B. "I will need to have follow-up examinations for many years after I have treatment before I can be considered cured."
C. "Cancer is considered cured if the entire tumor is surgically removed."
D. "Cancer is never considered cured, but the tumor can be controlled with surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation."
Correct Answer: B. “I will need to have follow-up examinations for many years after I have treatment before I can be considered cured.”
Option B: The risk of recurrence varies by the type of cancer; for breast cancer in postmenopausal women, the patient needs at least 20 disease-free years to be considered cured.
Options A, C, and D: Some cancers (e.g., leukemia) are cured by nonsurgical therapies such as radiation and chemotherapy.
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