The Six Questions Every Cancer Patient Should Ask Before Choosing Treatment

1. What is the goal of the recommended treatment? Cure, prolong survival, maintain quality of life?
2. What is my chance of achieving the goal if I do nothing?
3. How does the recommended treatment improve the chance of reaching the goal?
4. What are the side effects of the recommended treatment – many are minimal today?
5. What is the role of clinical trials in the management of my cancer?
6. If my cancer comes back, what is the goal and how should i best prepare for it now?

Until recently we thought of cancer as being defined by its location in the body – moving forward it will be defined by the cancer’s unique growth driving mutations and biomarkers. In effect, the genetics – biomarker define the cancer rather than the organ where the cancer began.

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