A patient with a brain tumor is going to have an ablative procedure to treat the mass. What should the nurse consider as a potential reason for this procedure?

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1. This procedure is not designed to preserve but to destroy blood supply to a tumor.
2. If a tumor is too large, it is initially treated with radiation to shrink to a more manageable size for surgical removal. This is then followed with chemotherapy.
3. The ablation procedure is used for small, nonaccessible tumors.
4. An alternative to surgery would be ablative procedures that cause cell death and necrosis of the tumor over time. They are most appropriate for people with smaller tumors in nonaccessible areas.

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