Hello all. This is my first post so please let me know if I'm in the wrong area, or have said the wrong thing.

in not going into too much personal detail as I don't know if my family read these forums. But felt like I needed to ask some questions.

a very close family member of mine has terminal bowel cancer. They originally had surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. They have recently been told it has metastasised to lungs and liver.

they have been told they have no more treatment options apart from some steroids. I'm sorry, I don't know all of the details. The doctors wouldn't give them a prognonsis - would I be right in thinking we should expect less than 6 months? They are very tired and weak already.

i have something I want to ask, but I don't want to upset anyone here. How does someone with this condition usually actually die? Is it from a related illness like pneumonia? Please forgive my bluntness, I am trying to prepare myself for what's ahead.

thank you