If you are the patient, which statement is the best choice? ***PLEASE SEE ATTACH

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If you are the patient, which statement is the best choice? ***PLEASE SEE ATTACHED PIC FOR STORY PROBLEM, QUESTION, AND OPTIONS FOR ANSWER*** PLEASE CHOOSE ONE.

Two different chemotherapy regimens can be used for the treatment of breast cancer. The treatment with doxorubicin is known to show a remission rate 40% of the time. This treatment costs $1,000. The other treatment, with docetaxel, shows a remission rate 25% of the time and costs $850. The two treatment plans are as follows Plan A: Treatment with doxorubicin-if not effective, treatment with docetaxel. Plan B: Treatment with docetaxe-if not effective, treatment with doxorubicin. If you are the patient, which statement is the best choice? O Based on the probability of overall remission rate, plan A should be selected over plan B. O Based on the probability of overall remission rate, plan B should be selected over plan A. Based on the cost of the first treatment alone, plan A should be selected over plan B. O Based on the overall cost of treatment, plan B should be selected over plan A. 0 Based on the probability of survival rate and the cost of treatment, both plans are equivalent, so either can be selected

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based on the probability of overall remission rate plan A should be selected over plan B

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