The mother of a high school football player diagnosed with osteosarcoma of the femur is angry because she did not want him to play football. Which health teaching point should the nurse include in the teaching plan for the patient and mother?

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To prevent the adolescent and parents from thinking that the patient caused the tumor, the nurse should explain that trauma did not cause the process. A football injury merely called attention to the leg where a malignant process was at work. Osteosarcoma is not caused by a dislike of milk. There is no expectation of skin color changes when receiving chemotherapy for osteosarcoma.

The Mother of a High School Football Player Diagnosed with Osteosarcoma