small cell lung cancer

[Guest guest]

I had recently posted a message about my aunt who was diagnosed with

small cell lung cancer last year. the cancer quickly metastisised to

the brain something that her oncologist overlooked, he is the chief

oncologist at a hospital in Montreal. The radiology report stated

that they found a small mass in her head, unfortunately the

oncologist did not read the report, told her that nothing was found

and that they would do another scan in 3 months well in those three

months the tumor grew. Small cell lung cancer is very aggressive and

spreads fast if you don't catch it in it's early stages and even if

you do the chances are still very slim. oh, the oncologist told my

cousin that it is standard procedure not to read the report if the

radiologist does not insist on doing so. Listen to this, the doctor

told my cousin that because radiologists sometimes over exaggerate

to cover there butts about what they see or find, there reports are

sometimes dismissed unless they are 100% sure, the report

stated " possible small mass " how could someone miss that? How could

he say that? they knew that it was inevitable that the cancer will

spread. So due to the negligience of the CHIEF ONCOLOGIST my aunts

tumor went undetected and it was quickly growing. she started

drinking a tea 4 ounces a day and it did help her abit, she said she

was feeling a little more energetic and not as fatigued but at such

a late stage it could not do anything more. the cancer spread to her

liver, kidney, breasts and throat. Last night she fell into a coma

and today she passed away. It is so important that we take full

responsibility and take action and not trust the opinion of our

doctor only. If they had taken the report and insisted that someone

read it she may still be alive today.