head lumps

[jim the tim]

My father has had throat cancer in the past and has had surgery to have it removed in the past which does explane his lack of enthusisium to let me phone a doctor this time.
Recently for the past few months he has these lumps appearing on his head they are about the size of a marble under the skin
and are quite hard ,he had told me they were going away so i stopt going on about them but yesterday i offerd to give him a hair cut to which he refused it was then i saw just above his forehead a lump about half the size of a golf ball ,the lump is very dark in colour almost black it looks very sore but again he wont talk about it and wont let me near it ,
I do feel realy bad about this and i know why he doesnt want to go near a doctor or hospital,The last time he did that he lost half his tung and his jaw not to mention 18 hours on the operating table and a long time to recover.
I know i am going to have to get a doctor out to him
but i aske the question to you people first because it is easyer
I hop you can help with a speedy answer
Many thanks
Jim

[jim the tim]

First i  would like to thank you for your quick reply to my post
in answer to your question my father is 66 years old and yes he drinks a fair bit he also is a heavy smocker
but what can i say he dosnt go out  of the house ever since he had operation 5  years ago
once again many thanks
                       jim