A 64-Year-Old with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) Who Has Induction

A 64-year-old with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) who has induction therapy prescribed asks the nurse whether the planned chemotherapy will be worth undergoing. Which response by the nurse is appropriate?

A) "If you do not want to have chemotherapy, there are other options for treatment such as stem cell transplantation."
B) "The decision about chemotherapy is one that you and the doctor need to make rather than asking what I would do."
C) "You don't need to make a decision about treatment right now since leukemias in adults tend to progress quite slowly."
D) "The side effects of the chemotherapy are difficult, but AML frequently does go into remission with chemotherapy."

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