My Mother's Cancer Surgery Postponed

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I have been worrying and so upset the way things are going. I just don't know what to do. My Mother is 85 years old and has been battling skin cancer for many years. She was diagnosed with squamous cell cancer on her left eye. Her dermatologist did a biopsy and it was confirmed as cancer. She was scheduled for surgery on August 2nd. She received some forms in the mail to take to her primary care doctor. I thought things would be okay but I was so wrong. That appointment was on July 21 and she had an EKG and and some blood tests done. Then she went back on July 22 for another test and then we went back on July 23 for a resting stress test. The doctor's office called me the same day in the afternoon and told me that my Mother's primary care doctor could not release her for surgery till she saw a cardiologist. That appointment is tomorrow the 28th. I called the lady that is the surgery coordinator for the cancer surgery and she told me to call her back if they allow my Mother to have the surgery and I guess we can reschedule. I don't know what to do. My Mother may have a heart problem but she still has the cancer too. What can be done now if she can't have the surgery? I wonder if we can do chemotherapy or radiation or another type of surgery, maybe a local or something. Has anybody else gone through soemthing like this before?