Hi, I'm not sure if I'm posting in the right place so apologies if it's in the wrong bit. My partners stepdad has recently been diagnosed with lung cancer, he's now at home on constant oxygen after being in hospital with what they thought was a chest infection. He had kidney cancer years ago from what I know (I wasn't with my partner then) and was then diagnosed with cancer near/on the spine. Tablets s controlled this for a while and it looked like it had worked and the tumour was shrinking but in the space of 4/5 months he had a failed op to remove the orange sized rumour near his spine because it was to near nerves etc and little ones were surrounding it, no he's been diagnosed with lung cancer. They are still going to give him 3 more sessions of this new drug that's an IV I believe , to me it seems to be spreading quite quickly and I want to know the best way to support the family and especially my partner who hasn't stopped crying for a few days. We don't know what's happening and what life expectancy he has or if he's going to get better? I can't ask the doctors as its not my my stepdad I just wondered if anyone know a how long doctors wait to tell you things? I just want to help as best I can, we've been talking lots and I've just held him while he's been crying as I don't know what else to do? He's a great man and very independent so I'd hate to see him suffer if he gets worse, he's on liquid morphine so I think that must help with the pain? My Nan passed when I was 15 due to ovarian cancer so i know what a B****** cancer is!