A patient, diagnosed with cancer, has been receiving radiation treatments to shrink the tumor. After several weeks, the patient tells the nurse that he has not needed as much pain medication. Which of the following would explain why this patient's pain has been reduced?
A) The radiation treatments reduced the size of the tumor on adjacent tissues.
B) The tumor is secreting pain-control chemicals initiated by the radiation.
C) The patient is getting used to having pain.
D) The patient is continuing to have pain but believes the radiation treatments are reducing the pain.
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