You may find this checklist helpful when thinking about the questions to ask your doctor. If there are answers you don't understand, it is OK to ask your doctor to explain again.
What stage is my stomach cancer?
Has my stomach cancer spread? If so, which part of my body has it spread to?
What treatment do you recommend and why?
What are the risks and possible side effects of each treatment?
Are there other treatment choices for me? If not, why not?
Will a doctor who specialises in stomach cancer give my treatment?
I would like to have a second opinion about the treatment. Can you refer me to someone else?
Are all modern investigations and treatments for my type of cancer available in this hospital?
Will I have to stay in hospital, or will I be treated as an outpatient?
How long will the 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?
How frequently will I have checkups and what will they involve?
