Tumour in rectum with nodules in lungs and liver, however biopsy came negative twice ???
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Hi everyone,
My mum has recently been diagnosed with rectal cancer, stage 4. Colonoscopy had found a large tumour in her rectum,MRI and CT showed nodules in lungs and liver, however biopsy came negative twice. Doctors say they need to do a third biopsy now, because they need to know which type of cancer she has. But with each biopsy there is a delay in treatment, and her condition is already very bad. I am very worried and confused… Did anyone here have smth similar to this? Any advice on what to do?
Welcome to the forum . It can take a little while longer to collect all the information when cancer has spread and there can be a bit of a delay as they spend time at the start making sure it’s the best treatment plan for the patient .
My mum had an advanced spread when starting chemo and the delays concerned me too however she got there and it worked well .
It’s really , really unfortunate that the biopsy did not give the required information twice . I can totally understand your concern . What area were they taken from ? Has she had a PET scan ? Hopefully they will do this quickly . Does she have a specialist nurse ? You could give her a wee call and raise your concern and maybe get a bit of feedback .
