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A client with metastatic pancreatic cancer underwent surgery to remove a malignant tumor in the pancreas. despite the tumor being removed, the physician informs the client that chemotherapy must be started.
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A client with metastatic pancreatic cancer underwent surgery to remove a malignant tumor in the pancreas. despite the tumor being removed, the physician informs the client that chemotherapy must be started. why might the physician opt for chemotherapy?

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The physician is opting to use chemotherapy as a backup plan, as cancer may have spread throughout the body before the tumor in the pancreas was removed. Chemotherapy has been proven to treat cancer.
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