[Answered]: A patient with carcinoma of the esophagus is…

A patient with carcinoma of the esophagus is about to undergo surgery, an esophagogastrectomy, and is very anxious about what to expect immediately after surgery. Which statement would be appropriate to help calm his anxiety? Select one: a. “Don’t worry, cancer survival rates have greatly improved for this disease in the past 10 years.” b. “My father had this type of surgery before he died, and he said it went very well.” c. “This surgery involves resection of a lower esophageal section with a proximal portion of the stomach, followed by an anastomosis of the remaining portions of the esophagus and stomach.” d. “When you wake up, we will be monitoring you very closely. We will give you pain medication and do everything we can to keep you as comfortable as possible.”