Taking Time by National Cancer Institute (U.S.)

Author:National Cancer Institute (U.S.)
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Medical-Caregiving, Health & Fitness-Diseases-Cancer
ISBN: 9780160950797
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Published: 2019-04-01T04:00:00+00:00

Ask your doctor to tell you about your treatment choices. Sometimes there is more than one treatment that can help. Ask how each treatment can help and what side effects (reactions to the treatment) you might have. If your doctor asks you to choose which treatment you want, try to learn all you can about each choice. Let your doctor know if you need more time to think about these issues before your treatment begins.

Get a second opinion from a doctor who takes care of cancer patients (an oncologist). The oncologist may agree with your first doctor’s treatment plan. Or he or she may suggest something else. Many health insurance plans pay for a second opinion. Read your policy, call your insurance company, or speak with a social worker to learn if your insurance plan will pay for a second opinion.

Call the NCI Contact Center at 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237). They can answer questions and send you information about treatment choices for different kinds of cancer.

Read about your type of cancer on the National Cancer Institute website at www.cancer.gov. For information about your specific type of cancer, see NCI’s Physican Data Query (PDQ®) database.

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