The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with Breast Cancer

The nurse is caring for a patient with breast cancer who has metastasis to the liver.The health-care providers are recommending radiofrequency ablation of the liver lesions.Which of the following statements indicates the patient understands this procedure?

A) "Dyes will be used to locate the blood flow pattern, and then the blood supply will be blocked so the tumor dies."
B) "Three-dimensional films will help isolate the tumors so the health-care provider can beam radiation directly to them."
C) "A special needle will be placed into each tumor, and then current will heat the needle to kill the cancer cells."
D) "Cancer-killing drugs will be infused through the vein that leads to my liver and directly into the tumor area, so I won't have as many side effects."