What to ask your doctor about treating invasive bladder cancer
Some questions you might ask your doctor
- What sort of treatment do I need?
- What are the risks and benefits of this treatment?
- Is there any choice of treatments?
- Could you arrange for me to have a second opinion?
- For how long will I have treatment?
- Can I be treated as an outpatient or will I have to be in hospital?
- How often will I have to come to hospital?
- If I have to come to hospital every day, is it possible to get help paying my fares?
- Are there any side effects of the treatment?
- Is there anything I can do to help with the side effects?
- What are the possible long term effects of this treatment?
- Are there any clinical trials I could join?
- What would taking part in a clinical trial involve?
- What happens if my cancer comes back?






