The nurse teaches a postmenopausal patient with stage III breast cancer about the expected outcomes of cancer treatment. Which patient statement indicates that the teaching has been effective?
A) "After cancer has not recurred for 5 years, it is considered cured."
B) "The cancer will be cured if the entire tumor is surgically removed."
C) "I will need follow-up examinations for many years after treatment before I can be considered cured."
D) "Cancer is never cured, but the tumor can be controlled with surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation."
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