If immunotherapy is a cancer treatment option for you, consider asking your health care team these questions:
- What type of immunotherapy do you recommend? Why?
- What are the goals of this treatment?
- What immunotherapy clinical trials are open to me?
- Will immunotherapy be my only type of cancer treatment? If not, what other treatments will I need? When?
- How will I receive immunotherapy treatment?
- Where will I receive this treatment?
- How long will each treatment take? How often will I need to get this treatment?
- What are the possible short-term side effects of immunotherapy? How can these be managed?
- Who should I talk with about any side effects I experience? How soon?
- What side effects should I let you know about right away?
- Whom should I call with questions or problems?
- How can I reach them during regular business hours? After hours?
- How will this treatment affect my daily life? Will I be able to work, exercise, and do my usual activities?
- If I’m very worried or anxious about having this treatment, who can I talk with?
- If I’m worried about managing the cost of this treatment, who can help me?
- What are possible long-term side effects of this immunotherapy? How can these be managed?
- How will we know if this immunotherapy is working?
- Will I need any tests or scans before, during, or after immunotherapy?
- Could the dose or duration of my immunotherapy change over time?