Mr Kerryn Lutchman Singh 2018-09-22 Person 1 5 0

My mother was diagnosed with vulvar cancer. She was in her Eighties and otherwise healthy. In August she was seen by this consultant who informed us that she had cancer and there was nothing to be done except palliative radiotherapy. His manner was brusque and business like, absolutely no compassion. He made this diagnosis A MONTH BEFORE SHE EVEN HAD A BIOPSY. So why make her endure a painful operation for nothing, when he had already concluded there was no hope? He completely dismissed the idea of surgery or chemotherapy. She had to spend the last few months of her life in agony from an open, bleeding tumour. She never lived long enough for radiotherapy as she gave up and wanted to die. It was shocking that she waited 3 months to see this person. In that time the tumour progressed from a small lump to a hideous mass. Forget the NHS if you're old and don't expect any compassion from consultants who treat you as unimportant.