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Would a Cancer diagnosis be given over the phone?

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Hi there 

After a biopsy last Monday and being told it was cancerous, but radiotherapy would sort it out, my husband was given an appointment for a face to face appt for the definitive results of the biopsy and subsequent CT scan.

This has been changed to a phone appt - the day is the same.

I'm thinking it will be positive, perhaps not cancer?  Would he get a cancer diagnosis over the phone?

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    Hi

    I am very sorry to learn that you're waiting for results, from experience I know this is a horrible time.

    I had both, on New Years Eve 2020 I had a very apologetic phone call from ENT confirming cancer.  My wife and I were then invited to a face to face with ENT and a Macmillan cancer nurse.

    To be honest we were glad of the phone call as the sooner we had the diagnosis the better.  It also gave us time to think of any questions we may have for the face to face, which in turn made the face to face a better use of time.   The call also came out of the blue, it hadn't been arranged. 

    I hope this helps.   Good luck moving forward. 

    Al

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    Hi

    I am very sorry to learn that you're waiting for results, from experience I know this is a horrible time.

    I had both, on New Years Eve 2020 I had a very apologetic phone call from ENT confirming cancer.  My wife and I were then invited to a face to face with ENT and a Macmillan cancer nurse.

    To be honest we were glad of the phone call as the sooner we had the diagnosis the better.  It also gave us time to think of any questions we may have for the face to face, which in turn made the face to face a better use of time.   The call also came out of the blue, it hadn't been arranged. 

    I hope this helps.   Good luck moving forward. 

    Al

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