A patient just receives a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer with metastasis to the liver, gallbladder, and stomach. The nurse is informed that the patient has agreed to palliative care. Which intervention seems unexpected to the nurse?
A) Performance of a Whipple procedure
B) Surgery to bypass a blocked bile duct
C) Chemotherapy and radiation therapy
D) Surgical placement of a bile duct stent
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