A patient is receiving chemotherapy for a large tumour of the liver.For which of the following reasons does the nurse recognize that the expected response to this therapy is limited?
A) The fewer the cancer cells,the greater is the response to chemotherapy.
B) Large tumours become encapsulated,preventing exposure to chemotherapeutic agents.
C) The patient's natural defences are compromised by the presence of numerous tumour cells.
D) Large tumours have a greater number of undifferentiated cells.
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