A Man Is Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer

question 18

Multiple Choice

A man is diagnosed with prostate cancer.Which of the following data should the nurse know to answer the man when he asks,"What are the chances I'll survive this thing?"

• A) Attack rate
• B) Case fatality rate
• C) Cause-specific morbidity rate
• D) Crude mortality rate

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Definitions:

Pharyngeal Pouches

Embryonic features that form structures of the face and neck in vertebrates.

Evolution

The process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth.

Chordate Features

Distinctive characteristics of the Chordata phylum, including a notochord, a dorsal hollow nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, and a post-anal tail, at some stage of development.

Amnion

Extraembryonic membrane of birds, reptiles, and mammals that forms an enclosing, fluid-filled sac.