Hello Gemma241,

I am so sorry to hear about your mum 's diagnosis it must have come as a shock to you and her family especially if you were told that there is no treatment for it. Perhaps you could give our nurses a call on this free number 0808 800 4040? Their line is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm and they will be happy to talk to you in more detail about this type of thyroid cancer.

I hope that you will hear from some of our other members who have had a similar diagnosis and that they will come and share their experience with you. If you type the keywords "anaplastic thyroid cancer" in our forum search which is located on the blue banner at the top, you will be able to find other past relevant threads on the subject and feel free to respond to any that are of interest to you.

Very best wishes to you and your mum, 

Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator 

hi sorry to hear about your mum  its  very tragic when its supposed to be so rare my mother has recently died of anaplastic metatastic thyroid cancer also on mothers day this year her consultant said thyroid to be taken out and lymph nodes central clearence neck dessection oh they forgot to to give treatment for her lung which had shadow on it since nov 2018  doubled in size by feb after leaving hosp still no treatment offerd for her lung on discharge no pallative care set up on her discharfe from hospital total disgrace tbh her consultant never gave her any options on treatment in jan this year before op  as he gave her wrong diagnosis in jan only found out after tissue sample taken from her tumour after op sadly died at 61 coughing up blood in end couldnt breath so yeah you should fight to get the latest treatments they are there but wont offer it coss its aggressive hope you get it for your mum as sadly its to late for mine didnt even make it to her pet scan was an urgent one too dont wast time dont let them fob you off  regards emma x