When the Treatment for a 12-Year-Old Child with Terminal Cancer

question 7

Multiple Choice

When the treatment for a 12-year-old child with terminal cancer needs to shift from cure to palliation,the health-care worker reminds the family it is important that they should:

• A) tell the child that he will not have to take any more treatments.
• B) explain this new approach in age-appropriate terms.
• C) the family must understand that palliative care takes place at home.
• D) withhold this information from the child as it will contribute to a sense of hopelessness.

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Definitions:

Parasitic Relationship

A non-mutual relationship between species, where one species, the parasite, benefits at the expense of the other, the host.

Pathogen

An organism, typically a microorganism, that causes disease in its host, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites.

Mutualistic Symbiont

An organism that lives in a mutualism, providing reciprocal benefits to its host without harm.

Predator-Prey Relationship

The interaction between two species where one species (the predator) hunts and consumes the other (the prey), influencing population dynamics and evolution.