Hey friends,
I’m Gem and my dad (76) has just been diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the lung (right) T3N1M0.
the tumour has progressed in the space of a month and his right lung is now partially collapsed, causing increased breathing difficulty. they cannot operate because it’s attached to some pretty important blood noodles and the risk of catastrophic bleeding is too high.
He just has the one kidney and its only functioning at 27% so chemo is off the table. The consultants have basically said all they can offer will be palliative radiotherapy — what are your opinions on him proceeding with this? What would side effects look like for him? He doesn’t want to go ahead with treatment if it’ll make him feel even worse than he already does and potentially give a small amount of extra time that he can’t enjoy because he’s so unwell.
we lost my mum to oesophageal cancer 20 yrs ago this year and what she went through side effects-wise was horrendous for both her and us.
help a girl out, I’m lost. 
