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My mum has been diagnosed with metastatic cancer it is in her bones? how bad is the survival with such spread?
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Treatable noy surviv: Treatment can be given in stage IV in most cancers it might prolong lifespan by a few weeks, but not significant.
Answered 6/10/2014
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