A nurse is discussing the care of a patient with cancer with a nursing student. The patient is about to begin chemotherapy with a bifunctional alkylating agent. Which statement by the student indicates an understanding of this chemotherapeutic agent?
A) "Alkylating agents are toxic to tissues that have rapidly dividing cells."
B) "Bifunctional alkylating agents cannot form cross-links in DNA."
C) "Resistance to alkylating agents is rare."
D) "This drug needs to be given as a prolonged infusion."
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