What questions should I ask prior to chemotherapy?
Following are some questions that patients may want to ask before beginning chemotherapy:
- What drugs will be used?
- What are the goals of this treatment?
- When will treatments begin? How often will they be administered? When will they end?
- Will they be administered on an outpatient basis?
- How will we know if the drugs are working?
- What side effects should I expect during treatment? How long do the side effects last? What can be done to manage them?
- Can these drugs cause side effects later on?
- Will they in any way affect or limit future treatment options?