What are the important factors that a doctor and his patient consider when one designs the best treatment option?
Common sense tells us that among many, the two more important considerations are the size and the location of the lesion. A competent doctor will help you in discussing other important factors such as the biologic behavior of the tumor (benign or malignant), the overall health status of the patient (e.g. age, medical condition), the pros and cons of the various treatment modalities and the overall ideal goal of treatment. No patient is an exact replica of another.
