Questions  For Your Oncologist

Note:   Some of these questions are very direct and will require a degree of boldness.    These questions are important as it can be a matter of life or death.  Some will give you insight into the doctor's openness to both "theories of cancer".   This is critical as to their receptivity in supporting your integrative approach to treatments. 

Asking these questions with courtesy and thoughtfulness will certainly make the conversations more respectful and improve the chances of getting clear answers.   Sending these questions to your doctor prior to your appointment may be a good strategy and allow him/her to be prepared.  

Video Link- Why These Questions are Important

1. What type of cancer do I have?  Is it fast or slow growing? 

2. What caused my cancer?  Do you think my diet, environment, behavior, or stress had anything to do with it?  

3. Will your treatments cure my cancer?

4. How do you define "success" with this treatment? 

5. If they will not cure it what can I expect them to do?

6. If your treatments are able to put my cancer in remission, what are the chances my cancer will return? Please give me an actual number. 

7. If my cancer returns, after a period of remissions, what will you do to treat it? 

8. What are your thoughts on naturopathic/metabolic treatments based on the metabolic theory of cancer? 

9. How effective are your treatments in eliminating the cancer I have if it is returns after a period of remission? Please give me exact numbers. 

10. Is it true that chemotherapy drugs can make cancer more aggressive?

11. Does chemotherapy kill cancer stem cells? I read that many chemotherapy drugs are carcinogenic. - Can this treatment cause more cancers in the body? Video link,     Article-link

12. What will be the side effects of your treatments?   Are these side effects life threatening? 

13. How will you treat the side effects? 

14. Bold Question: How much money will you make from the treatment? 

15. Bold Question: How much money will the hospital make from the treatment? 

16. Bold Question:  Are you getting any financial incentives for prescribing the treatments you are recommending? 

17. Will you give me the testimonials of 5 patients with the same type of cancer that you have treated 5 or more years ago? 

18. If you or your family member had this same cancer would you treat it the same way? 

19. How much time do you think I have to live if I do this treatment?  

20. How much time do you think I have to live if I do nothing? 

21. What is the 5-year disease-free survival rate for my specific diagnosis with this treatment protocol? 

22. What is the 5-year disease-free survival rate for my specific cancer if I do nothing? 

23. Are there any studies comparing this treatment protocol to patients who did nothing?

24. May I have copies of the Material Safety Data Sheets on all the drugs I’ll be taking? 

Diet Questions  (These questions will reveal your doctor's belief on the theories of cancer)

1. What do you recommend I eat while doing chemotherapy?

2. Is it okay if I have burgers, milkshakes, ice cream, and pizza? 

3. What’s the best anti-cancer diet? 

4. Are there any foods that I should avoid?

Final Questions

1. I would like to take some time to change my lifestyle, would that be possible? - How much time do I have to do this? 

2. How much time do I have to think about all this and make my decision? 

3. If I decide not to do these treatments, will you support me with periodic blood tests and scans? 

4. If I decide to incorporate naturopathic therapies will you support me decision to do so? 

Sources:  Dr. Peter Glidden, www.ChrisBeatCancer.com