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Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783
book Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher cover

Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783
Exercise 35
What describes a primary use of biologic therapy in cancer treatment?
A) Protect normal, rapidly reproducing cells of the gastrointestinal system from damage during chemotherapy
B) Prevent the fatigue associated with chemotherapy and high-dose radiation as seen with bone marrow depression
C) Enhance or supplement the effects of the host's immune responses to tumor cells that produce flu-like symptoms
D) Depress the immune system and circulating lymphocytes as well as increase a sense of well-being by replacing central nervous system deficits
Explanation
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C. Biologic therapies are normal compone...

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