A Hospitalized Patient with Cancer Is Receiving Chemotherapy and Reports

A hospitalized patient with cancer is receiving chemotherapy and reports oral pain. Inspection of this patient's oral mucosa reveals erythema and inflammation without denudation or ulceration. The nurse understands that:

A) chemotherapy will have to be stopped until healing of the oral mucosa occurs.
B) the patient can use a mouthwash with a topical anesthetic to control pain.
C) the patient will need an antifungal agent to treat Candida albicans.
D) this patient will need systemic opioids to control discomfort.