Which of the following symptoms would the nurse recognize as being typical of the acute cancer ...

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The acute survival phase starts with the diagnosis of cancer. Diagnostic and therapeutic efforts dominate. Fear and anxiety are constant elements of this phase.
Pain and physical limitations are associated symptoms of the extended survival period.
The extended survival period is the period during which a client has ended the basic, rigorous course of treatment and is going through a phase of watchful waiting. This is usually a period of physical limitations. Fatigue and hair loss are part of the symptoms of this phase.
Fear of recurrence is a symptom associated with the extended survival period.