1. What is this treatment meant to do? Is it going to cure me? Make me live longer? Make me feel better? 2. What side effects can I expect from this treatment? How long will they last? What can be done about them? 3. What does “success” look like for this treatment? Is there any risk to trying it? Can I stop it once I’ve started? 4. How long until I know if the treatment is working? 5. What are the alternatives? What happens if I don’t do this? 6. Should I consider hospice? If not now, when? Would you be surprised if I died from this illness within a year?
