The client receives estrogen for prostate cancer. He asks the nurse why he is receiving a female hormone. What is the best response by the nurse?
A) "It shrinks your cancer by making the cells die at a faster rate."
B) "It eliminates the testosterone that feeds your cancer."
C) "It suppresses secretion of the androgens that make your cancer grow."
D) "It keeps nutrients from getting to, and feeding, your cancer."
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Q11: Estrogens are secreted by the
A) corpus luteum.
B)
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Q15: The client is considered infertile. The physician
Q17: Progestins are secreted by the
A) anterior pituitary.
B)
Q18: A client comes to the women's center
Q19: The nurse teaches the postpartum client about
Q20: The nurse explains to a client who
Q21: A woman has decided to stop taking
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