When the treatment for a 12-year-old child with terminal cancer needs to shift from cure to palliation,the health-care worker reminds the family it is important that they should:
A) tell the child that he will not have to take any more treatments.
B) explain this new approach in age-appropriate terms.
C) the family must understand that palliative care takes place at home.
D) withhold this information from the child as it will contribute to a sense of hopelessness.
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