Hi Guys My Mum has recently been diagnosed with an early Stage lung Cancer. MRI and PET Scans have shown a small cancerous node of 1.2cm. A Biopsy was not possible because of the size. Because of this she is being referred directly to the surgeon for another discussion - It's likely they will remove the tumour and upper lobe of her lung. They are 85 % sure it's Lung Cancer and there is also a suspicious Lymph node which needs looking at. So here's my concern. If it's not in her lymph nodes it's stage 1A and she has a 90 % Plus chance of being fine in 5 years. If it's in her lymph nodes it's Stage 2B and she's 66% of being dead in 5 Years according to the cancer survival rates. Is it as black and white as that ?
