My dad was just recently diagnosed with lung cancer with a Cat Scan of his chest after he had been complaining of pain when breathing. Since then, he has had multiple tests (lung biopsy, pet scan, then a biopsy of the mediastinal lymph nodes). I'm not sure what stage his lung cancer is, but I think it is at least stage III.
Anyway, my dad told me that his oncologist told him that his pet scan indicates that he has cancer in a spot where chemotherapy will not help. Has anyone heard of this before? I'm hoping that my dad misunderstood the doctor. Doesn't chemo work everywhere that there is a blood supply to?
Lymph node where chemo can't reach?
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My dad was just recently diagnosed with lung cancer with a Cat Scan of his chest after he had been complaining of pain when breathing. Since then, he has had multiple tests (lung biopsy, pet scan, then a biopsy of the mediastinal lymph nodes). I'm not sure what stage his lung cancer is, but I think it is at least stage III.
Anyway, my dad told me that his oncologist told him that his pet scan indicates that he has cancer in a spot where chemotherapy will not help. Has anyone heard of this before? I'm hoping that my dad misunderstood the doctor. Doesn't chemo work everywhere that there is a blood supply to?