Preparing To Meet With Your Doctor

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Taking Tarceva

Tarceva is a pill you take once a day, every day. It‘s a targeted therapy given in combination with a traditional chemotherapy drug, gemcitabine.

Here are some other questions you may want to ask your cancer care team. If you have more questions, write them down. These notes can help you remember what to ask during your next visit. You may also download and print these questions and take them with you to your doctor's office.

1. What treatments have I been on in the past?
2. Is Tarceva (erlotinib) a treatment option for me?
3. How is Tarceva different than other therapies I've been on?
4. What side effects have you seen in patients taking Tarceva?
5. Does Tarceva interact with any medications I'm currently taking?
6. How frequently will I take Tarceva and for how long?
7. How will you monitor my progress?

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It may also help to print out these questions and take them with you when you visit your doctor.