My wife was diagnosed 6 years ago, cancer now spread

Hi my wife has had cancer about 6 years started with breast cancer it has now spread through her body last year it spread again from her brest to her lymph nodes and shoulder bone she cannot move her arm as shoulder is locked her breast weeps  all the time I feel they are not doing enough but she wont complain.she is on chemo tablets but it's in her spine 3 tumours liver modul on lung and through her bones I thought they would have removed her breast .I asked 6 years ago but they said it would do no good.but now its spreading again I think it wouldn't have spread as bad if it had been removed sorry just dont have anybody to talk to about it

  • Hi Redx, I'm not a medic, but I guess that if they did not perform a mastectomy/lumpectomy 6 years ago, it was because cancer had already started to spread beyond the breast 6 years ago. But I'm not a medic, so could be wrong.
    But do not hesitate to ask the doctors why they acted as they did 6 years ago. You are entitled to know. It may not help your wife now, but it will give you peace of mind knowing why a particular treatment plan was followed. Good luck. Harry

  • Hi Redx I had breast cancer 2,5 years ago.Instead they taking my breast off they just took the lump out and after chemo and radio I was told I was cured.

    My cancer came back in May 2019 now I have it also in my lungs.I am on weekly chemo since August 2019 and fed up with it.Maybe if i would insist 2,5 years ago on mastectomy there would be a different story.Although I am doing well and lung nodules keep shrinking I am not happy that i have to put up with the chemo again.

     

    I.know how are you feeling.

     

    Denise