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Understanding Your Treatment OptionsWhen you face a life-threatening disease, learning about your treatment options can help you make informed choices about your health care. The treatment your doctor recommends will depend on your diagnosis, your disease status and other health factors specific to you. The first step in learning about your treatment options is to ask your doctor questions. You may also want to talk to other doctors (get a second opinion). Different doctors may recommend different treatments. You can gather information from books, articles, the Internet and other people. Then you can discuss this information with your doctor. Learn about transplant and other treatment optionsIf you have a blood-related cancer or other disease for which a bone marrow or cord blood transplant (also called a BMT) is a treatment option, you may want to learn:
The National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) can help answer your questions. Case managers in the NMDP Office of Patient Advocacy can help you understand your disease and treatment options. They can explain how a transplant works. If they can't answer your questions, they will help you find someone who can. |
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