The nurse is caring for a patient receiving radiation therapy for laryngeal cancer. A late complication of radiation therapy includes which of the following?
a) Pain
b) Dysphasia
c) Xerostomia
d) Laryngeal necrosis
Answer: d) Laryngeal necrosis
Explanation:
Late complications of radiation therapy include laryngeal necrosis, edema, and fibrosis. Pain, xerostomia, and dysphasia are not late complications of radiation therapy. pg.560
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