MY MOTHER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LUNG CANCER MAY 18TH OF 2007......LAST MONTH SHE STOPPED CHEMO TREATMENTS BECAUSE HER CANCER SPREAD TO HER LIVER AND INTO HER BONES AND BLOOD..... HOW LONG DO PEOPLE USUALLY LIVE WITH THIS CANCER AFETR THEY HAVE STOPPED CHEMO?
Hi, Thanks for writing in. Sorry to know that your mother is having cancer in lungs which has spread to liver. This is stage 4 cancer lungs and is difficult to treat. Patients are put on aggressive chemotherapy for controlling cancer spread and to give them an extended survival. With recommended treatment and good supportive care patients might survive for 2 years. Beyond that survival is difficult because the disease progress is faster. Pain relief is important for your mother, and she should be given enough pain reliever to make her comfortable. Please discuss this with her doctors and try and provide adequate pain relief. Please do not worry.