my mother was just diagnosed with Adenocarcinoma. She has been coughing up blood off and on since this summer. She has had Wegners Granualmotosis limited to lung since 2004. They are setting her up for a petscan and says if there is no other cancer she would be benefit from surgery and can even have possibel cure with surgery. What is the time line from coughing up blood to which stage the cancer is at? I am just overwhelmed right now I really was hoping it was her Wegners coming back. Is there a way to have it still limited to lung with coughing up blood.Thank you
Hi. I can understand your anxiety and concern regarding your mothers' illness. From the information you have provided, it seems your treating team has given you the understanding that if PET SCAN turns out to be negative for metastatic disease then the CT scan picture at the moment makes the tumor respectable. Adenocarcinoma of Lung can be cured with surgical resection followed by chemotherapy and radiotherapy (if required depending upon histopathology report). Whether diseases limited to lung will be verified by a PET scan. You can again repeat your question once PET Scan report is available and we at Chat Doctor will be more than happy to answer.