My mum got diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer on Sunday. She's in a different country to me as she went back in January. They operated and removed the cancer on Monday morning. They reattached her colon. Just waiting for pathology results now. But it has spread to the peritoneum. She will be 58 this year and I’m 36, my brother is 37 and my younger brother and sister is 28 and 29. My nephew is 5 and my girl is 3.5. Anyway, we have been looking into the HIPEC treatment and was wondering if anyone know how easy it is to be referred for that and how much longer her life expectancy can be prolonged by. We are willing to pay for the HIPEC privately if the NHS wouldn’t allow her to have it. Anyone also know how effective it is and what are the remission rates after the treatment?