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Your First Visit
The main purpose of your first visit is to meet the doctor and to discuss
treatment options.
Your first visit will last 2-4 hours and although we carefully arrange each
appointment delays can happen. Please do not arrange any other appointments on
the same day as your first visit to us. We encourage you to bring someone with
you to take notes and for support. You may want to write down and bring with
you any questions you or your family have to discuss with the doctor or nurse.
Please bring all your medications with you.
When you arrive at the Cancer Centre check in at the reception desk in the main
lobby. You will need to give the receptionist your provincial health insurance
card and any information or test results that your doctor might have sent with
you.
You will be met in the main lobby and taken to an examination room. A nurse will
talk with you and get your medical and social details. You will then see your
oncologist who will talk with you and examine you. It may be possible to reach
a decision about your treatment plan at this visit. You may need other tests
and investigations to assist in your treatment plan; we will arrange these for
you if they are required. Your treatment will not start until everyone,
including you, is satisfied with your diagnosis and treatment plan.
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