Questions to Ask Your Doctor or Nurse About Treatment Choices

Decide on the most important things you need to ask your doctor or nurse. Some ideas:

• What are my treatment choices?
• Which do you suggest for me?
• How is this treatment the same as or different from my last treatment?
• How successful is the treatment you recommend? Why is it best for me?
• Will I still be able to do things I enjoy with the treatment? Without the treatment?
• How long will I be on this treatment?
• Will I have side effects? If so, how long will they last?
• How can I manage the side effects?
• Will I have to stay in the hospital?
• Is a clinical trial available to me?
• Will I have to pay any costs in a clinical trial?
• If the treatment doesn't work, then what will I do?