Benni, Even if it is cancer there are stages and yours might be a Stage 1 and quite treatable. I understand you would like to be prepared, but it’s a bit early for your doctor to suggest a hospice. There may be a number of other options. Did your doctor mention radiation and/surgery? If you really would like to know, the best is to go and visit a hospice, although during the pandemic, they may not let you inside. You might ask the staff there directly what they do for a patient who is there for pain management, what they allow or not allow. Also, talk to the nurses and staff at the hospital you might be treated in to get a full picture. Wishing you all the very best.