Maintain Your Gynecologic Health with Education and Early Detection
Typical Questions to a Ask Your Doctor
You will probably have many questions for your doctor if you have been diagnosed with a gynecologic cancer. The following are typical questions you'll want answered:
- Has the cancer spread?
- What does that mean?
- What happens in surgery?
- What happens with chemotherapy?
- How is it given and how often?
- Will I lose my hair?
- What happens with radiation therapy?
- Can I still work?
- How will this affect my family?
- Is it hereditary?
- Will I be infertile?
- How will this affect my sex life?
- What alternative treatments should I consider?
- How important is nutrition?
- Are you the appropriate doctor to be taking care of me?
- Have you had special training in the management of gynecologic cancers?
- Where should I go for additional
information?
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