If you've been diagnosed with prostate cancer, you may want to talk to your doctor to find out more.

Here are some questions you may want to ask.

• How sure are you that I have cancer?

  How reliable are the tests you used to diagnose my prostate cancer?

• How big is my tumour?

• Has my prostate cancer spread? What stage is it? How sure are you that this is the stage of my cancer?

• Do I need extra tests to see if the cancer has spread to my lymph nodes or other parts of my body? How reliable are these tests?

• What is the grade of my prostate cancer? (This can tell you how aggressive your cancer is and how likely it is to spread.)

• What about my age and my general health? Will this affect what will happen to me?

• Will I get symptoms even if I don't have any now? What will they feel like?

• How often will I need to have tests and check-ups?

• What's the best treatment for me? Do I have any choices?

• Can treatments stop my cancer spreading and causing symptoms?

• What are the side effects of treatment?

• What's the chance that I will survive my prostate cancer? How long will I probably live?

• Is there anything I can do to help myself? Do I need to make any changes to my lifestyle?

• How can I tell my family I have cancer?

Glossary

lymph nodes

Lymph nodes (also called lymph glands) are small, bean-shaped lumps that you can't usually see or feel easily. You have them in various parts of your body, such as your neck, armpits, and groin. Lymph nodes filter lymph and remove unwanted things from your body, such as bacteria and cancer cells.

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