Just over two years ago, my mum was diagnosed with bowel cancer. She had a colonoscopy and a 3mm tumour was found on one of her polyps. After a meeting with the oncologist it was determined that mum would need to have a lung function test to test her lung capacity for surgery. After this it was decided that her lungs were not strong enough for surgery and that she could potentially not survive the surgery or that her lungs would be severely damaged and be on a respirator for the rest of her days. She was referred to macmillan whose main responsibility was to check in with her every few weeks to see how she was and if there were any changes. Since then my mum has had a few doctors appointments for unrelated issues but has been told on numerous occasions that her lungs are ok, despite the fact she’s an ex smoker. My question is, can my mum insist on a second opinion and a follow up colonoscopy to see if the tumour has spread t any other parts. If anybody can help please be specific in your answer as I believe that will help me more in this situation.
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