Confusing wait for diagnosis

Hi my 72 yr old Mum has lost almost a third of her bodyweight - 8.5 stone down to 6 stone over the last approx 2 years, but a lot of that is quite recent. (This is despite eating well.) In the last few months she has also had repeated chest infections as well as two falls. She has had many tests, including chest X-ray, endoscopy, CT scan, PET scan, colonoscopy. Originally I think they suspected a digestive tract cancer, but recently they've been talking about lung cancer. But she had a bronchoscopy 2 days ago and the clinician didn't take a biopsy, saying she thought the tissue looked healthy. Does this mean she hasn't got lung cancer? Could she have pancreatic or stomach or oesophageal cancer?

  • Welcome to Cancer Chat Kaz although I'm sorry to read about your mum.

    It's understandable to have a lot of questions at this time but only the team looking after your mum will be able to give you the answers you are seeking, so if you have mum's permission maybe you can have a chat with them in private about this and anything else playing on your mind.

    Hopefully some of our members who have been in a similar situation will be along soon to share their advice and experiences with you.

    Kind regards, 

    Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator