A 26-year-old patient with stage II Hodgkin's lymphoma asks the nurse, "How long do I have to live?" The nurse's best response to the patient is

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The survival rate is almost 90% in patients with the early stages of Hodgkin's lymphoma. The response beginning, "Since no one can predict" is nontherapeutic because the patient is likely to feel that the nurse is avoiding the question. Chemotherapy, rather than radiation, is the major treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma. Maintenance chemotherapy is not used for Hodgkin's lymphoma.

A 26-Year-Old Patient with Stage II Hodgkin's Lymphoma Asks the Nurse