How long can a terminally ill cancer patient (ovarian) be on hospice care?  My mom has been on hospice for two months now, she is bedridden, has a catheter, morphine through port, is still eating and drinking but is extremy confused.  We wonder how long a person can go on like this.
Hi, Thanks for writing in. Sorry to hear the progress of disease in your mother. The period of survival in stage 4 cancer might vary from 6 months to 2 years. In the most advanced disease also a patient might be expected to survive for 6 months if her general condition is good, and she is eating and Chat Doctor.  Cancer is a difficult disease to treat and must be treated till the end. Your mother has a morphine port in place and therefore her pain might be taken care of. Ovary cancer usually spreads to abdomen and involves liver, peritoneum and momentum. There is also a collection of fluid in many patients. I think she is provided good care at the hospice and can survive for another 2 months as long her eating and