I'm a clinical pharmacist working in  a GP practice. My mum is 68 and was diagnosed with end stage colon cancer at the beginning of the year. She had no symptoms until last December and has had a number of negative FIT tests, so this was all a huge shock to us all.  She has had surgery to create a stoma and starts chemotherapy next week. She has vast metastatic spread to liver and lungs wih multiple lesions. Unfortunately she doesn't want to ask about prognosis, and no one has broached this with her.  I feel as though she's making decisions without all the facts such as likely prognosis with and without treatment and a better understanding of possible outcomes.  As my mum doesn't want to know, no one will discuss this with any family member, even though my mum has provided a consent letter. We just want a better understanding of what to expect and how best to care for her in the coming months. As no one will offer any information on this I'm looking things up online, including looking at study data etc