A 60-Year-Old Man Has Just Been Told He Has Benign

question 21

Multiple Choice

A 60-year-old man has just been told he has benign prostatic hypertrophy.He has a friend who just died from cancer of the prostate,and he is concerned this will happen to him.How should the nurse respond?

• A) "The swelling in your prostate is only temporary and will go away."
• B) "We will treat you with chemotherapy so we can control the cancer."
• C) "It would be very unusual for a man your age to have cancer of the prostate."
• D) "The enlargement of your prostate is caused by hormone changes and not cancer."

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