The following are some questions you may want to ask your physician:

• What type of biopsy will I have? Why?
• How long will it take? Will I be awake? Will it hurt?
• How soon will I know the results?
• Are there any risks? What is the chance of infection or bleeding afterward?
• If I do have cancer, who will talk with me about treatment? When?
• What kind of uterine cancer do I have?
• Has the cancer spread? What is the stage of the disease?
• What is the grade of the tumor?
• What are my treatment choices? Which do you recommend for me? Why?
• What are the expected benefits of each kind of treatment?
• What are the risks and possible side effects of each treatment?
• What is the treatment likely to cost?
• How will treatment affect my normal activities?
• How often should I have checkups?
• Would a clinical trial (research study) be appropriate for me?
• What kind of operation will it be?
• How will I feel after the operation?
• What help will I get if I have pain?
• How long will I have to stay in the hospital?
• Will I have any long-term effects because of this operation?
• When will I be able to resume my normal activities?
• Will the surgery affect my sex life?
• Will follow-up visits be necessary?
• How is the goal of this treatment?
• How will the radiation be given?
• Will I need to stay in the hospital? For how long?
• When will the treatments begin? When will they end?
• How will I feel during therapy? Are there side effects?
• What can I do to take care of myself during therapy?
• How will we know the radiation therapy is working?
• Will I be able to continue my normal activities during treatment?
• How will radiation therapy affect my sex life?
• Why do I need this treatment?
• What were the results of the hormone receptor test?
• What hormones will I be taking? What will they do?
• Will I have side effects? What can I do about them?
• How long will I be on this treatment?