A Female Patient Is Experiencing a Reoccurrence of Endometrial Cancer

question 28

Multiple Choice

A female patient is experiencing a reoccurrence of endometrial cancer. The nurse realizes that this patient's treatment might include which of the following?

• A)radiation therapy after surgery
• B)progesterone therapy
• C)partial abdominal hysterectomy
• D)chemotherapy

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