Ovarian cancer: your doctor checklist

You may find the following list helpful when thinking about the questions you might want to ask about illness and treatment.
  1. What type of cancer do I have?
  2. How extensive is my cancer?
  3. What treatment do you advise for my cancer and why?
  4. Will my treatment (and surgery) be performed by a doctor who
  5. specialises in ovarian cancer?
  6. Are there other treatment choices for me? If not, why not?
  7. What are the risks and possible side effects of each treatment?
  8. Will I have to stay in hospital, or will I be an outpatient?
  9. How long will the treatment take? Will it affect what I can do?
  10. How will I know if the treatment is working?
  11. How much will it cost?
  12. Will I have a lot of pain with the operation? What will be done about this?
  13. If I need further treatment, what will it be like and when will it begin?
  14. Will the treatment affect my sexual relationships?
  15. How frequent will my check-ups be and what will they involve?
  16. Are there any problems I should watch out for?
  17. Can you refer me to someone else for a second opinion? (if you feel you want a second opinion)
  18. Is my cancer hereditary?
  19. What happens if I don’t have treatment?
  20. If I choose not to have treatment either now or in the future, what services are available to help me?
  21. Will I still be able to have children?
  22. Will I go through menopause?
  23. How long will I need to take off work?
  24. Will I be able to drive after treatment?

 

Last Reviewed: 01 July 2010

myDr, 2001. Reproduced with kind permission from the Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria.
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