Lung Cancer
| Causes & symptoms | The Diagnosis | The Treatment |  |
Questions to ask doctors
What type of lung cancer do I have?
How extensive is my cancer?
What treatment do you recommend and why?
Will a doctor who specialises in lung cancer give my treatment?
Are all modern investigations and treatments for my type of cancer available in this hospital?
Are there other treatment choices for me? If not, why not?
Are there any clinical trials of new treatments?
What are the risks and possible side effects of each treatment?
Will I have to stay in hospital, or will I be treated as an outpatient?
How long will treatment take? How much will it affect what I can do? How much will it cost?
Will I have a lot of pain with the treatment? What will be done about this?
If I need further treatment, what will it be like and when will it begin?
Will the treatment affect my sex life?
How frequently will I have checkups and what will they involve?
I would like to have a second opinion. Can you refer me to someone else?
Am I going to survive?
What are my chances for a successful recovery?
