Chemotherapy can have a negative "double effect" on the brain for what reason?

A) The treatment itself penetrates the brain by destroying the brain-blood barrier.
B) The treatment itself may not penetrate the brain, but it destroys the brain-blood barrier.
C) The treatment itself may not penetrate the brain, but it can weaken the brain-blood barrier.
D) The treatment is seldom successful because the brain-blood barrier prevents most of it from reaching the target areas.

C

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A) The patient has no history of seizures. B) The patient has a history of leukemia. C) The patient is incontinent of urine and feces. D) The patient has been seizing for 8 minutes.

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