Men and women discussing lung cancerWhat to ask your doctor on advanced lung cancer treatment

This page contains questions for your doctor about treatment for advanced lung cancer.

  • Is my breathlessness likely to be caused by a blocked airway?
  • Can I have laser treatment as an outpatient?
  • What are the side effects of laser treatment?
  • What will happen if the cancer grows back again?
  • Can I have a stent put in as an out patient?
  • Will I be able to feel the stent?
  • Now my cancer has come back, what treatment do you recommend for me?
  • What will the treatment do for me?
  • Would radiofrequency ablation or photodynamic therapy reduce my breathlessness?
  • What are the side effects likely to be?
  • Are there any experimental treatments or trials you would recommend for me?
  • Are there any trials for lung cancer going on at this hospital?
  • Is there a counsellor here I could talk things through with?
  • What will happen if I decide not to have treatment?