Your healthcare team will talk with you the surgery options that are best for you. You may want to bring a family member or close friend with you to appointments. Consider asking each of the following questions:

• Where is the cancer located?
• Has the cancer spread beyond where it started?
• What’s the cancer’s stage, and what does that mean?
• What type of treatment do you recommend and why?
• What type of side-effects come along with this treatment?
• Should I consider taking part in a clinical trial?
• If I need surgery, where will the incision be?
• If I need surgery, how much tissue will be removed?
• Will I need treatment after surgery, like radiation or chemotherapy?
• What type of follow-up care will I need?
• When can I go back to my normal activities?