Lung cancer no treatment

Hi

So very sorry to hear of your Dad's situation.

Not all lung cancers are aggressive; it depends on the type of cancer. Unfortunately without a biopsy the type is very difficult to identify/confirm.  The treatments for lung cancer can be quite brutal and very physically hard on the patient, so this will be why he has not been offered any treatment. The sleeping more could be down to any or all of his health issues; you do say that the hospital believe that the cancer is not the main problem.

On here we are just people who have been affected in one way or another by lung cancer, we are not medically trained.  My only advice is to discuss his whole medical issues and what to expect with  his hospital team or GP.

Again, so very sorry for your situation. I wish the best possible outcomes for you and your Dad.

Kegsy x

Thank you for your reply. 

we have spoken to the doctors and the nurse who are great but there is so much uncertainty about everything. I understand that king cancer survival rates and symptoms vary per individual but the reason I posted on this forum was to just hear about other peoples experiences. 

The doctors haven’t got 100% confirmation it is cancer but are certain it is and they haven’t done any tests so are just suggesting that it’s not aggressive but will not follow it up in any routine to see whether it has gone. 

I understand that he has medical problems already and therefore it’s difficult to say what might affect him more. I don’t know I think I just wanted to see if there is anyone in a similar position and how they are coping with it.

thank you