My 79 yr mother was diagnosed with stage II gallbladder cancer with distant mets 2 months ago. Since having her gallbladder and liver resected and 3 chemo treatments the cancer has spread to lymph nodes and more nodules in lungs. She is on Hospice now and cannot even get out of bed how long do you think she has left?
Hi, Thanks for writing in. Sorry to hear about your mother who is having gall bladder cancer which has spread to lungs. When the cancer spread from gall bladder to lungs, at that time it progressed from stage 2 to stage 4 cancer. This requires aggressive chemotherapy and the survival is usually two years after detection of metastasis to lungs. Some patients might live for as less than 6 months and few other for slightly over 2 years. Since she is in hospice, it is possible that the disease has progressed aggressively in her and chemotherapy is unable to control the disease proliferation. Please try and keep her general condition healthy so that she might liver as long possible. More than 6 months survival in a bedridden patient is difficult. Please do not worry.