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RODY.ELKHALIL

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An oncology nurse is reviewing the pathophysiology of cancer and is discussing with a colleague the factors that contribute to the success or failure of a patient's chemotherapy.
 
  Which of the following cancerous cells is most susceptible to the effects of chemotherapeutic drugs?
  A) Cells with a long generation time
  B) Cells that lack contact inhibition
  C) Cells that have a rapid mitotic rate
  D) Cells that lack a blood supply

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A 56-year-old man with a diagnosis of colorectal cancer has been told by his oncologist that chemotherapy will have the benefit of shrinking the man's tumor prior to bowel resection surgery. This patient's physician is describing
 
  A) palliative therapy.
  B) consolidation therapy.
  C) maintenance therapy.
  D) neoadjuvant therapy.


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steff9894

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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

D


RODY.ELKHALIL

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Excellent

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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