What to ask your doctor about treating pancreatic cancer symptoms

Some questions you might ask your doctor

Is my cancer too advanced to be cured?
How do you know?
Can my cancer be controlled with treatment?
What treatments are available?
Will the treatment shrink the cancer, or slow it down?
What are the side effects of the treatment?
For how long will the treatment work?
Are there any experimental treatments or trials I could try?
Could you arrange for me to have a second opinion?
What happens if I decide not to have the recommended treatment?
Is there a counsellor here I could talk things through with?
Will I be in pain?
What can you offer to control pain?
Is there a Macmillan or other specialist nurse to help us with pain and other symptoms?
Is there anyone who can give us financial advice?
Are there any state benefits I can claim?