Grade 3 endometrial cancer mets to lungs

Diya
Diya Member Posts: 93
in Uterine/Endometrial Cancer #1

Hi all,

My mum who is 58 years old was dx with stage 1b grade 3 endometrial cancer in late 2013. She had a full hysterectomy. Since then routine tests have been showing her cancer free. Until two weeks ago she went into emergency for a stomach pain. They scanned her and found spots in the lungs. After pet scan and biopsy it's been confirmed grade 3 lung cancer. About 15+ spots with largest one 3 cm. we are no doubt in complete shock. How can doctors miss this! Apparently the spots were there during hysterectomy but smaller and they dismissed it thinking it was TB or infection. Now they have grown all over her lungs. We saw an onco and she gave us a pretty poor prognosis and told us pretty much she cannot do much other than to try to prolong her life. She has given her hormone tablets and said to see her in 3 months to see if that helps. Otherwise chemo would be next option. But given my mum is so fatigued she doesn't know whether she will survive it. Has anyone had hormone pills and did it prove effective? We are not going to accept this negative prognosis. There have to be things we can try to beat this! Hoping to hear from someone who had similar situation and managed to fight it. 

 

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  • mobmob
    mobmob Member Posts: 14 Member
    #2
    my non-scientific response

    This "Lets try this see what happens"  approach makes me very nervous. If I were you I think I would get a second opinion or go back to the doctor to review ALL of the options re: what treatment could take place now. If they are going to go in with the big guns (chemo), shouldn't they do it sooner rather than later? Go back in, repeat yourself, ask all the same questions a second time. You don't want to look back later, thinking to yourself that you should have pressed the doctor more. (That's my knee jerk reaction)

  • Abbycat2
    Abbycat2 Member Posts: 644 Member
    #3
    mobmob said:

    my non-scientific response

    This "Lets try this see what happens"  approach makes me very nervous. If I were you I think I would get a second opinion or go back to the doctor to review ALL of the options re: what treatment could take place now. If they are going to go in with the big guns (chemo), shouldn't they do it sooner rather than later? Go back in, repeat yourself, ask all the same questions a second time. You don't want to look back later, thinking to yourself that you should have pressed the doctor more. (That's my knee jerk reaction)

    Diya , mobmob is correct

    Diya, I am sorry to hear such grave news about your mum. Sadly, uterine cancer can and does spread to the lungs , even with stage 1. Seek another opinion as I believe there is treatment that can help.

    Warm Wishes,

    Cathy

     

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