• What information do I need to help me make a decision about treatment?
• What information do you use to make treatment recommendations for me?
• What are your realistic goals for my treatment?
• What are the chances that I can be cured?
• What are my chances of a long-term response with good quality of life?
• Are there clinical trials available to me?
• How will I feel during treatment? Will I be able to work?
• Take care of my family? Travel? Be around young children?
• What help will I need in managing the side effects of treatment? When and for how long?
• Should I consider a second opinion regarding my diagnosis and treatment?
• Are there different approaches to treating my kind of cancer?

The Know Yourself Worksheet explores:

• Hopes and goals about diagnosis and prognosis
• Personal goals and milestones
• Quality of life during and after treatment
• Impact of disease and side-effects
• Other concerns