My 84yrs old dad has a just had results of Ct scan which shows right upper lobe 3cm lung tumor which has been there at least since Nov last year as they have looked back at previous xray and it can just be seen then . They can’t needle biopsy and can’t use bronchoscopy due to position of the tumor . Due to extensive copd and emphysema they can’t offer any treatment . So basically he’s been told that it is a case of managing symptoms only . If he was younger and fitter he could have surgery and have decent chance of cure as it doesn’t appear to have spread . Finding this difficult to get my head around . This cancer will get bigger and spread and nothing can be done to even try and stop it . Does anyone else have experience of lung cancer and no treatment due to copd . What can we expect ? How quickly will it progress without treatment ?
