
The nurse is caring for a patient being treated for recurrent gallstones.The patient questions the need to have the stones removed,voicing a concern about the condition causing cancer.What statement by the nurse is most correct?
A) "The presence of gallstones is not linked to the development of cancer."
B) "Only those patients with gallstones having multiple health concerns are at risk for the development of cancer."
C) "Gallstones cause an irritation which is linked to an increase in the incidence of cancer."
D) "The pathological analysis of gallstones will tell if they are the type linked to cancer."
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