Either someone that risked their life for a cause or someone that stands for a cause.
Why is atherosclerosis especially dangerous when found in the coronary ateries?
-because it reduces the flow of blood and can lead up to a lethal heart attack
-judging your friend
all the other actions can be helpful, judging them will just push them away to the point that they will not listent to you or even be your friend anymore.
I'm sure the answer you are looking for is specific to your class, but I would say that the nurse should provide something like, "The tumor is most likely benign, but until we test further, we can't know if it's malignancy."