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the family friend of ours who died had it really bad, she was given the all clear after two years of treatments, chemo and surgery, only to be told they'd made a mistake and it had in actual fact spread to her bones and they could only offer her palliative care. She lasted about six months after that. She was in a lot of pain and it wasn't easy I guess at least your mum was spared that part V