Mum’s just been diagnosed with had and neck cancer after spotting it on another MRI scan. She’s already got stomach cancer stage 4, spread to ovaries. We thought it had spread again but turns out she has another primary cancer in mouth/throat/tongue!
Started in throat and it’s spread all over head and neck literally! It’s in lymph nodes measuring 19mm each side and under her chin as well as the floor of her mouth, tongue, jaw, neck/skull bones, sinuses, saliva glands, throat etc.
My question is, how big can the lymph nodes get before they press on veins/carotid arteries or before they cause major issues?
They are getting bigger by the week it’s scaring me. They can’t shrink them, she’s not eligible for any palliative radiotherapy or chemo, what can they do?
Sure there’s a point where they are too big? It’s hurting her to chew and move her neck. It’s just a horrible cancer is mouth/neck cancer, I’m so scared and no idea how long we’ve got left.
Thank you 
