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| Detailed Guide: Kidney Cancer |
What Should You Ask Your Doctor About Kidney Cancer? |
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It is important to have frank, open discussions with your cancer care
team. They want to answer all of your questions, no matter how trivial
they might seem. For instance, consider asking these questions:
- What kind of kidney cancer do I have?
- Do you think my cancer has spread beyond the primary
site?
- What is the stage of my cancer and what does that mean in
my case?
- What treatment choices do I have?
- What do you recommend and why?
- Based on what you've learned about my cancer, what is my
long-term prognosis (outlook)?
- What risks or side effects are there to the treatments you
suggest?
- What are the chances of recurrence of my cancer with these
treatment plans?
- What should I do to be ready for treatment?
- How soon should I be treated?
- What type of follow-up will I need after treatment?
Along with these sample questions, be sure to write down some
of your own. For example, you might want to know about how long it
might take you to recover so that you can plan your work schedule. Or
you may want to ask about second opinions or about clinical trials for
which you may qualify.
Revised: 10/22/2007
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