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Detailed Guide: Liver Cancer
What Should You Ask Your Doctor About Liver Cancer?
It is important to have honest, open discussions with your cancer care team. Consider these questions:
  • What kind of liver cancer do I have? (There are different types of liver cancer. Also, there are certain subtypes of hepatocellular carcinoma such as the "fibrolamellar" variety that carry a better prognosis than others.)
  • Has my cancer spread beyond the liver?
  • Can the stage of my cancer be determined and what does that mean?
  • Is my cancer resectable?
  • What treatment choices do I have?
  • What do you recommend and why?
  • What risks or side effects are there to the treatments you suggest?
  • What are the chances my cancer will recur with these treatment plans?
  • How will treatment affect my daily activities?
  • What should I do to be ready for treatment?
  • Based on what you've learned about my cancer, what is my prognosis?
  • Should I consider taking part in a clinical trial?

In addition to these sample questions, be sure to write down some of your own. For instance, you may want to ask about second opinions or about clinical trials for which you may qualify.



Revised: 05/03/2007
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