Cerebral astrocytoma ask nurse about childs prognosis

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The parents of a child diagnosed with cerebral astrocytoma ask the nurse about their child's prognosis. Which response by the nurse would be most appropriate? "Survival is variable from several months to ten years or longer. Children who have a complete resection have the best prognosis." "The survival rate is greater than 95% with radiation and complete surgical resection." "There is a poor overall prognosis with a survival rate less than 10% and a median survival time of 2 years." "The prognosis is favorable with complete surgical resection and the child usually experiences minimal neurologic deficits post-operatively."

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