What should I ask if my scan shows cancer has spread?

This is a hard appointment. You are allowed to ask for it slowly, and to ask again if it did not go in the first time.

Worth asking: where has it gone, what does that change, is the aim now cure or control, what treatments are open to me, and what should I expect next.

Written by two physicians. Checked against patient information from the US National Cancer Institute and Cancer Research UK.