The nurse is teaching a client who is postmenopausal and has stage III breast cancer about the expected outcomes of her cancer treatment. Which client statement indicates that the teaching has been effective?
A) "After cancer has not recurred for 5 years, it is considered cured."
B) "The cancer will be cured if the entire tumour is surgically removed."
C) "Cancer is never considered cured, but the tumour can be controlled with surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation."
D) "I will need to have follow-up examinations for many years after I have treatment before I can be considered cured."
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