A 38-year old female arrives at the infusion clinic that you are working at. She states that she has already had a double mastectomy and is not sure why the oncologist is ordering chemotherapy since she has already had her breast removed.
- Why would an oncologist order chemotherapy in addition to surgery?
- What are the benefits of using a combination of chemotherapy to treat cancer?
- What are some of the topics you should discuss with a patient that is here for her first chemotherapy treatment?