A patient who has just been diagnosed with breast cancer asks why her treatment plan does not include the new drug Herceptin that she has read about.What is the nurse's best response?
A) "Your immune system is too weak to tolerate Herceptin."
B) "This drug is experimental and dangerous for you to take before trying other therapies."
C) "Your breast cancer does not have the protein that this drug works on, so you would not benefit from this therapy."
D) "You are young and can better tolerate the standard therapies for breast cancer that have been proven effective but have strong side effects."
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