Ask your doctor if the CyberKnife® System is right for you
While surgery is often the first option for treating spine cancer, surgical intervention may not be a possibility for many patients – and may not be the best option, depending on the type and location of the lesion, tumor or metastases, as well as the specifics of your health. The first step in finding the right treatment for you is to talk to your doctor. To help you get that conversation started, we’ve put together a few questions to ask.
Questions to ask your doctor
- What are the most common treatment options?
- Am I a candidate for CyberKnife treatment?
- What is my recommended treatment option — and why?
- What are the side effects and risks of the procedure; and which side effects are short-term, and which ones may be long-term?
- How are these side effects managed and can they be prevented?
- Which treatment option would best preserve my quality of life?
- How many of these procedures has the physician done and what are the results for patients?
- Which treatment option would best preserve my ability to function and quality of life?
