Temperature lung cancer stage 4

Hiya

My mum is currently in marie curie hospice with lung cancer metastasized to her femur, skull and possibly colon. She has had no treatment other then surgery to her lung and femur, 1 session of radiotherapy, and ongoing pain relief in the form of various medications.

She keeps complaining shes too hot and her temperature is spiking and is at 38.3 currently..does anyone know why this may be happening?

Thank you

  • Hello thank you for posting

    I'm so sorry to hear about your mum - it must be so hard for you all.

    Temperature usually goes up when there is infection or the body is responding to a virus like flu or covid. There can be other rarer explanations but not being involved in your mum's care , it would be difficult to say.

    The best thing would be to ask the nurses or doctor at the hospice to see what they have to say, as I'm sure the people looking after her will be able to talk things through with you and give their thoughts on what may be going on.

    It can't be easy for you and if you would like to call us to go over anything or just have a chat, please ring- Freephone 0808 800 4040 and the lines are open from 9am till 5pm Monday to Friday.

    Take care and all the best

    Wanda