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#Questions to ask about choosing a treatment and managing side effects

What are the possible side effects of each treatment, both in the short term and the long term?

Who will be part of my health care team, and what does each member do?

Who will be coordinating my overall treatment?

How will this treatment affect my daily life? Will I be able to work, exercise, and perform my usual activities?

Could this treatment affect my sex life? If so, how and for how long? How can we manage any sexual side effects that may occur?

Could this treatment affect my ability to become pregnant or have children? If so, should I talk with a fertility specialist before cancer treatment begins?

If I’m worried about managing the costs related to my cancer care, who can help me with these concerns?

Whom should I call for questions or problems?

Is there anything else I should be asking?

Questions to ask about having surgery

Questions to ask about having chemotherapy

Questions to ask about having immunotherapy

Questions to ask about having radiation therapy

Questions to ask about planning follow-up care