Question

Lois has been notified that she must undergo surgery to remove a malignant growth from her uterus.  She asks her doctor whether she will need adjuvant therapy after her surgery.  Her doctor tells her she will know that only after the surgery.  What sorts of information might her doctor obtain from the surgery to determine whether she needs additional treatment?

Answer 1

Lois’s doctor can obtain information from the surgery that may determine if Lois would be needing extra medical care after her surgery or will she be needing any other treatments regarding her illness. The surgery may also determine the severity of her illness, it depends whether the tumor on Lois's uterus have spread and gone far into her organs or if it is only in the early stage for removal. Her doctor must be precise in his observations as he does the surgery for precise and for an informative diagnosis.