BONE METS

MY MOTHER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH INVASIVE LOBULE CARCINOMA 6 WEEKS AGO. WITH ALL OF THE TEST, THEY HAVE SINCE FOUND THAT IT HAS METASTISIZED TO HER BONES. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN-I KNOW THAT ITS IN HER BONES, BUT I CAN'T FIND ANYTHING TO HELP ME UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING THAT IS INVOLVED SUCH AS PAIN, SURVIVOR RATE, ETC. ANYTHING THAT WOULD BE OF HELP WOULD BE SO APPRECIATED. I KNOW BEING IN HER BONES ARE BAD, BUT I JUST NEED TO KNOW HOW BAD AND WHAT OUR OUTCOME/CHANCES ARE? THANK YOU, SHERI

[CCF-RN,MSN-JS]

Dear Sheri, The goals of treatment for breast cancer that has metastasized are focused toward controlling the disease and preventing or treating symptoms of the disease.  With these goals in mind there are various treatments that are used in this situation and the recommendations made are based on such things as the estrogen receptor status of the tumor, your mother