A client has been diagnosed with cancer of the gallbladder. Which statement by the client would lead the nurse to feel concern for this client's coping?
A) "After my chemotherapy is over, I think I will retire and do a lot of traveling.
B) "I'm going to see a lawyer and update my will and advance directives."
C) "It's hard deciding if I should have chemo or radiation because both have bad results."
D) "My doctors say there is no agreement on the best treatment."

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The prognosis for gallbladder cancer is poor; only about 5% of clients with unresectable cancer are alive at the end of the first year after diagnosis. There is no agreement on the best treatment and neither chemotherapy nor radiation therapy offers good outcomes.

A Client Has Been Diagnosed with Cancer of the Gallbladder