• What is my stage? Is it favorable or unfavorable? • Do I need to have a laparotomy for staging? • Should I have treatment with radiation only, chemotherapy only or both? Why? • What side effects can I expect from the treatment and how can they be minimized? • Will this treatment make me sterile (or infertile)? • What is my risk of future malignancy? • If the Hodgkin's disease recurs, what therapy will be required and what are my chances for cure? Should bone marrow transplantation be considered?