Fwd: Fw: some questions to think about

FYI
My friend's wife sells onocology pharms.

----- Original Message -----
From: Fisher, Thomas A CIV MDA/QSI
To: Rollins, John S CIV MDA/QSI
Sent: Fri Jun 10 12:05:04 2011
Subject: some questions to think about

Talked to my wife and she said the same thing; now days, Leukemia
tends to be highly curable. And not to overwhelm you (your mind is
probably overloaded) here are some questions from my wife that people
always get answers (always late).  They apply to all cancer treatment,
you might as well start answering now...before you, your wife and
daughter go through this:

1. How are the stages of (leukemia) defined....and what stage is your
daughter in?

2. What is the least aggressive approach for treatment?

3. what is the most aggressive approach for treatment?

4. What are the side effects and what damage do they create for the body?

5. What is the typical timeline for this disease and where is she?

6. What is the timeline for treatment (days, months, years)?

7. What is the current cure rate and what percentage of patients are "cured"?

8. How is "cured" defined  (i.e. completely rid of, remission, rate of
re-occurance)?

9. Does your Dr. specialize in this type of cancer?

10. Does your hospital specialize in this type of cancer?

11. How many patients have the (Dr and Hospital) treated this year,
last year, etc?