Hello and thank you for posting,

I can appreciate your current concern about your mum.

Unfortunately, I can't give you a specific comment on your mum's outlook. Her specialist is the most appropriate person to comment. Doctors will assess how much someone can cope with taxing treatments such as chemotherapy and will talk things over with the patient. Sometimes, a reduced dose can be given at first, if someone is quite frail. The specialist will want to try and find out which type of cancer it is. However, sometimes this is not possible, without doing invasive procedures such as biopsies or surgery. In this situation, it is referred to as cancer of the unknown primary, and treatments such as hormone therapy, chemotherapy, or radiotherapy can be used to help. 

We do have information on our website about secondary cancer, and it covers both secondary bone and liver, and it's treatments. 

I hope that this reply helps,

Please get back to us if you need any more information or support.  You may find it helpful to talk things through with one of the nurses on our helpline.  The number to call is Freephone 0808 800 4040 and the lines are open from 9am till 5pm Monday to Friday.

Yours sincerely,

Vanda