A client has been diagnosed with pernicious anemia. She exclaims, ‘‘I’m worried because my grandmother died of the disease years ago.’’ The nurse is most accurate in giving which of the following...

A client has been diagnosed with pernicious anemia. She exclaims, ‘‘I’m worried because my grandmother died of the disease years ago.’’ The nurse is most accurate in giving which of the following explanations?

1. ‘‘We have come a long way in furthering life expectancy.’’

2. ‘‘We now give vitamin B12 to control the disease.’’

3. ‘‘Regular blood transfusions keep the disease in remission.’’

4. ‘‘Bone marrow transplant is the only cure for the disease.’’