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Anyone have cancer with unknown primary?
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Hello @srobinet and welcome to the Cancer support group on Mayo Connect. As @tomlinaz said earlier, my heart goes out to you as well. This is a difficult place for you and your mom. At your mom's age it is understandable that she would not want to go through chemotherapy.
Getting a second opinion from a well-known cancer center is one thought that came to mind. A major cancer center is often located in a multi-disciplinary or research-oriented medical facility like a university medical school or other large medical center like Mayo Clinic.
If your mom is agreeable to getting a second opinion, I'm wondering if there is a major cancer center in your area?
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Thanks for your kind words. Her tumor markers were not all that elevated so they were of no help. She is being seen at the USA Mitchell Cancer Institute out of Mobile, AL. Travel is tiring for her and she would not want to go out of state unless possibly Florida. I really think she has made her peace with this. It's hard to see her not do the things she once did. She gets tired very easily. we are changing her iron vitamins to something stronger in hopes that will help. It is impossible to know what is making her so tired (it's either the anemia or the cancer of a combination of both). Please keep us in your prayers.