Asking Questions About Your Options
At first, you may find the information about treatment options overwhelming. But it’s important that you take time to gather as much information as possible about your disease and treatment. It’s also important to discuss the issues with your doctors, nurses, and loved ones.
The doctor is the best person to answer questions about treatment. It can be helpful if you make a list of questions you want to ask before you see your doctor. Here is a list of questions you can use to help you talk with your doctor about your treatment
Treatment Questions
- What are my treatment choices?
- What are the expected benefits of each kind of treatment?
- What are the risks of each treatment?
- What are the side effects of each treatment?
- Are there new treatments or clinical trials that I should consider?
- What are my chances of being cured?
- How will we know if treatment is working?
- How will each treatment affect my daily life?
- What are the chances of the tumor coming back again?
- What is the impact of this treatment on my ability to have more children in the future?
