A Client Receiving a Chemotherapeutic Drug for Treatment of Leukemia

A client receiving a chemotherapeutic drug for treatment of leukemia asks the nurse why she is receiving a drug that can also cause cancer to treat her cancer.The nurse explains:

A) "The carcinogenic effects often do not show up for a few decades, and we want to cure this leukemia now."
B) "The risk for causing another cancer is there, but sometimes the benefit of the treatment outweighs the risks."
C) "The incidence of carcinogenic effects is really quite small, and you shouldn't be concerned about it."
D) "Since you are receiving such potent drugs, they have to warn of you of every possible side effect."