My mum went into hospital with jaundice in nov and in dec was diagnosed with bile duct cancer. It is inoperable and all can offer is chemo to hopefully shrink it and buy her some time. How does this work? How much time can your "borrow" with incurable cancer. I'm so scared for her and she is unable to start chemo until she has gained weight back that's she lost in this short time (about 3 stone) so what if the cancer spreads further in that time. I don't know what to do or say to help her. Everything has happened so fast, cruel cruel cancer.