My mum has just been diagnosed with stage 3 IDC breast cancer and is waiting for her pre-surgery appointment. I know that she won't want to ask any questions while she's there...but there are so many things that need to be considered. I intend to go with her to ensure that we have all the information about what to expect and work with the team to understand the treatment plan etc.

The gut reaction is just to go straight for mastectomy - there are so many questions about the effectiveness of lumpectomy and chemo these days. Both my MIL and GrandMIL had breast cancer and chose different treatment methods - but that was around 9 years ago so treatment has improved so much since then!

Just wondered if anyone could recommend specific questions to ask at the pre-surgery appointment as we don't want to miss anything important.

Thanks in advance...

Jodieanne