Hi Robbie-De-One and thank you for your post.

I’m sorry to read that your wife is undergoing treatment for lung cancer.

 I can appreciate this must be a difficult time for both of you.

The tattoo helps make sure that the treatment is given in the right place every time.

It’s normal for the pen marks around the tattoo to fade or wash off. The tattoo itself is very small, like a tiny freckle, and should stay. If you can’t see it or think it has gone, please let  the radiotherapy team know. They can check and make new marks if needed.

I hope the radiation treatment for your wife goes well.

Please get back to us if you need any more information or support

It might help to talk things through with one of our nurses on the helpline. You can call for free on 0808 800 4040, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

Kind regards

Tina