 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Tracy,
there is a ton of stuff to ask but for starters you need to know:
Whats scans have been done and their outcomes:
PET/CT/MRI/Chest, etc.?
What other lab and labwork has been done?
Where exactly is the cancer?
What type? E.g., SCC, adenocarcinoma?
What is the staging? Stage and TMN.
What is the treatment protocol?
What meds will he need and be taking?
What do they anticipate in the way of care during treatment?
What about nutrition during treatment - will he be meeting a nutritionist on a regular basis?
Arrange a meeting with the hospital social worker as well for support for yourself and financial options for him.
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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