It is best to discuss your individual treatment in detail with your doctor. Make a list of questions you may want to ask. If you don't understand something about your treatment - ask You may like to take a close friend or relative to the appointment with you. If you are feeling upset, they may be able to remember details of the consultation which you might have forgotten. You may want them to ask some of the questions you yourself might be hesitant of putting to the doctor.
Some people are afraid of the hospital itself.
You may find the doctors can't answer your questions fully, or that their answers may sound vague. Doctors know from past experience approximately how many people will benefit from a certain treatment, but it is impossible to predict the future for a particular person. Uncertainty about the future can be very hard to cope with. Talking about your fears with your family and friends can sometimes help to ease some of the tension and anxiety you are feeling. Many people feel they need to sort out their affairs when they have been diagnosed with cancer, or any other potentially life-threatening illness.