It seems that the cancer in her bones is from her breast cancer. While it is impossible to predict any single patient's response to treatment, patients who have breast cancer that spreads to the bones can very often live for many years, especially if their breast cancer is sensitive to hormone blocking drugs. Radiation therapy can also sometimes be used when a patient has metastatic tumors in the bone that become very painful, or when the tumors cause weakening of structurally important bones like the spine or pelvis or hip bones.

Unfortunately, once breast cancer spreads to the bones, it can never be cured. Hopefully, though, your mother's breast cancer can be controlled with chemotherapy and hormonal therapy for a good long time.

Sincerely,

Robert A. Wascher

Hi I am 19 years old and i think that i have bone cancer how long is my life expectency will last.I went to the doctors and he said that he is going to run some blood test. I have bad bone pain that moves from my leg to my arm to my back and hip and fingers like pin is pricking my bones i have had this for a very long time now the pain is very bad just to walk i can fell my hip almost rubbing together and back pain what do you think it could be?