{"id":1878,"date":"2026-02-07T19:52:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T10:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.rftcjapan.org\/?page_id=1878"},"modified":"2026-02-27T13:17:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T04:17:22","slug":"questions-for-your-doctor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/resources\/questions-for-your-doctor\/","title":{"rendered":"Questions for Your Doctor"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1878\" class=\"elementor elementor-1878\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4646a8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c4646a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4014631 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4014631\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div 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elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"d85bb65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"3065\" class=\"elementor elementor-3065\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2331\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b41ed49 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7b41ed49\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2331\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-171d201f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"171d201f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d67a4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d67a4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Navigating Care in Japan<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2983039 elementor-nav-menu--dropdown-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"2983039\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;vertical&quot;,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&lt;i aria-hidden=\\&quot;true\\&quot; class=\\&quot;\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/i&gt;&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;&quot;}}\" data-widget_type=\"nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"\u30e1\u30cb\u30e5\u30fc\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu--main elementor-nav-menu__container elementor-nav-menu--layout-vertical e--pointer-none\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-1-2983039\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu sm-vertical\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2564\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/resources\/questions-for-your-doctor\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Questions for Your Doctor<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2565\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/resources\/types-of-treatment-in-japan\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Types of Treatment in Japan<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2566\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/resources\/what-is-breast-reconstruction\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">What is Breast Reconstruction?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2567\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/resources\/where-to-get-reconstruction\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Where to Get Reconstruction<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2563\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/resources\/medical-care-after-breast-cancer\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Medical Care After Breast Cancer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-nav-menu--dropdown elementor-nav-menu__container\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-2-2983039\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu sm-vertical\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2564\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/resources\/questions-for-your-doctor\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Questions for Your Doctor<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2565\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/resources\/types-of-treatment-in-japan\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Types of Treatment in Japan<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2566\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/resources\/what-is-breast-reconstruction\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">What is Breast Reconstruction?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2567\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/resources\/where-to-get-reconstruction\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Where to Get Reconstruction<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2563\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/resources\/medical-care-after-breast-cancer\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Medical Care After Breast Cancer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2331\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dca4bfa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dca4bfa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ea7ccd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ea7ccd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mammogram &amp; Screening<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2941900 elementor-nav-menu--dropdown-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"2941900\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;vertical&quot;,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&lt;i aria-hidden=\\&quot;true\\&quot; class=\\&quot;\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/i&gt;&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;&quot;}}\" data-widget_type=\"nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"\u30e1\u30cb\u30e5\u30fc\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu--main elementor-nav-menu__container elementor-nav-menu--layout-vertical e--pointer-none\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-1-2941900\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu sm-vertical\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2597\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/resources\/what-to-expect-from-a-mammogram\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">What to Expect From a Mammogram<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2595\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/resources\/how-mammograms-work\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">How Mammograms Work<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2596\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/resources\/post-mammogram-self-care-guide\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Post-Mammogram Self-Care Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-nav-menu--dropdown elementor-nav-menu__container\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-2-2941900\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu sm-vertical\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2597\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/resources\/what-to-expect-from-a-mammogram\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">What to Expect From a Mammogram<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2595\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/resources\/how-mammograms-work\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">How Mammograms Work<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2596\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/resources\/post-mammogram-self-care-guide\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Post-Mammogram Self-Care Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2331\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec5a04b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec5a04b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0555587 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0555587\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Self-Check Guide<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c94af52 elementor-nav-menu--dropdown-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"c94af52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;vertical&quot;,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&lt;i aria-hidden=\\&quot;true\\&quot; class=\\&quot;\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/i&gt;&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;&quot;}}\" data-widget_type=\"nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"\u30e1\u30cb\u30e5\u30fc\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu--main elementor-nav-menu__container elementor-nav-menu--layout-vertical e--pointer-none\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-1-c94af52\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu sm-vertical\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2568\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/resources\/how-to-perform-a-proper-self-check\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">How to Perform a Proper Self-Check<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-nav-menu--dropdown elementor-nav-menu__container\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-2-c94af52\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu sm-vertical\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2568\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/resources\/how-to-perform-a-proper-self-check\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">How to Perform a Proper Self-Check<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-684290c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"684290c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e520de0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e520de0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Questions for Your Doctor<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20535a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20535a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bringing questions to your medical appointments can help you feel informed, prepared, and confident about your care. In Japan, consultations may be brief, so writing questions in advance\u2014and bringing them with you\u2014can be especially helpful.<\/p><p>You may not need to ask everything at once. Choose the questions that matter most to you right now.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f34d1f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7f34d1f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56ee531 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56ee531\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About My Diagnosis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66b1030 color-bullet-list elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66b1030\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Can you explain my diagnosis in simple terms?<\/li><li>What stage and type of breast cancer (or DCIS) do I have?<\/li><li>Is my cancer hormone-receptor positive or HER2-positive?<br \/><ul><li>What does this mean for my treatment and long-term outlook?<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80eff10 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"80eff10\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f0c9a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f0c9a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Treatment Options<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-650e4f9 color-bullet-list elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"650e4f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>What treatment options are recommended in Japan for my condition?<\/li><li>Are there alternatives, and what are the benefits and risks of each?<\/li><li>Will I need radiation therapy? If so, why?<\/li><li>Will I need hormone therapy? For how long?<\/li><li>Will I need chemotherapy? Why or why not?<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5735db6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5735db6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93ec714 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93ec714\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Surgery<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-241e697 color-bullet-list elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"241e697\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>What type of surgery do you recommend, and why?<\/li><li>Is breast-conserving surgery an option for me?<\/li><li>How long will I be in the hospital?<\/li><li>Will lymph nodes be checked or removed?<\/li><li>What side effects or limitations should I expect after surgery?<\/li><li>Is reconstruction available, and when would it be done?<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeecd74 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aeecd74\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5430937 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5430937\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Side Effects and Recovery<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd2ef79 color-bullet-list elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd2ef79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb8969c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Will this affect future breast screening?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c2f1f7 color-bullet-list elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c2f1f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Usually, no.<\/p><p>Most people continue with standard screening. 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