Preparing for treatment

In addition to knowing what treatment involves (such as treatment regimens and possible side effects of treatment), preparing for treatment means understanding one’s chances of success and how to improve those chances. This information—along with the support of family, friends and a healthcare team that provides holistic care—can help people achieve their goal of completing treatment.

There are many factors that affect treatment, including:

• factors related to hepatitis C
• personal factors
• more health conditions
• reasons to delay or avoid treatment

Some of these can change over time while others stay the same, but each has a unique impact on treatment.

Revised 2012.