Hello there. We had a similar situation with my wife where they wouldnot stage the cancer unless they do surgery but can only hazard a guess after the MDT had reviewed the ultrasound, CT and MRI scans. My wife had cancer found on the peritoneum and on surface of liver as well as ascities. The doctors maybe trying to stabilise your mother's condition before they can start the chemo treatment but I do recall with my wife's situation, her liver and kidney functions had to be between certain ranges before they could start with the chemotherapy. They did also say that a few weeks delay in starting treatment would not change the eventual outcome. The oncology department should had provided you with a contact detail for a clinical nurse and also an out of hours contact (usually within the same trust albeit at a different hospital).

Hello there. We had a similar situation with my wife where they wouldnot stage the cancer unless they do surgery but can only hazard a guess after the MDT had reviewed the ultrasound, CT and MRI scans. My wife had cancer found on the peritoneum and on surface of liver as well as ascities. The doctors maybe trying to stabilise your mother's condition before they can start the chemo treatment but I do recall with my wife's situation, her liver and kidney functions had to be between certain ranges before they could start with the chemotherapy. They did also say that a few weeks delay in starting treatment would not change the eventual outcome. The oncology department should had provided you with a contact detail for a clinical nurse and also an out of hours contact (usually within the same trust albeit at a different hospital).