Talking often with the doctor is important [2] to make informed decisions about your health care. These suggested questions are a starting point to help you learn more about your care and treatment. You are also encouraged to ask additional questions that are important to you.

• What type of meningioma do I have? Is it cancerous?
• What is the grade of the tumor? What does this mean?
• How many patients with this type of tumor do you treat each year?
• Do you attend expert meetings to discuss complicated tumor cases? What kinds of specialists attend such meetings?
• Can you explain my pathology report (laboratory test results) to me?
• Will an experienced neuropathologist (a doctor who specializes in the diagnosis of diseases of the nervous system by studying tissue under a microscope) review my pathology slides?
• Is any special genetic testing needed?
• What treatment options do I have?
• What clinical trials are open to me?
• What treatment plan do you recommend? Why?
• What is the goal of this treatment plan?
• When should I start treatment?
• Should I get a second opinion?
• Are there CNS tumor centers of excellence that you recommend?
• Who will be part of my health care team, and what role does each person have?
• Who will be coordinating my overall treatment and follow-up care?
• What are the possible side effects of this treatment, both in the short term and the long term?
• How will this treatment affect my daily life? Will I be able to work, exercise, drive, and perform my usual activities?
• Could this treatment affect my sex life? If so, how and for how long?
• Could this treatment affect my ability to become pregnant or have children? If so, should I talk with a fertility specialist before treatment begins?
• If I'm worried about managing the costs related to my medical care, who can help me with these concerns?
• What follow-up tests will I need, and how often will I need them?
• What support services are available to me? To my family?
• Do you work with a social worker that assists patients with CNS tumors?
• Do you know of a local support group for patients with CNS tumors?
• Do you have reading material that would help me understand my disease?
• Who answers patient questions when you are unavailable?
• Is there a topic we haven't covered that you usually cover with your patients?
• Do my family members have a higher risk of developing meningioma?
• Whom do I call for questions or problems?