Prostate Cancer Treatment Options
Questions to Ask Your Doctor Before Treatment
You may want to ask your doctor these questions before your treatment begins:
- What is the stage of the disease? Do any lymph nodes show signs of cancer? Has the cancer spread?
- What is the grade of the tumor?
- What is the goal of treatment? What are my treatment choices? Which do you recommend for me? Why?
- What are the expected benefits of each kind of treatment?
- What are the risks and possible side effects of each treatment? How can side effects be managed?
- What can I do to prepare for treatment?
- Will I need to stay in the hospital? If so, for how long?
- How will treatment affect my normal activities? Will it affect my sex life? Will I have urinary problems? Will I have bowel problems?
- What will the treatment cost? Will my insurance cover it?
- Would a clinical trial (research study) be appropriate for me?
