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Hi Linda,
You are well informed about this topic, and I think you ought to listen to your intuition. As Annemarie advised, by all means, get a second and maybe even third opinion about your mother's condition. By the looks of the patients in the chemo clinic I go to, my onc and her associates seem to treat regardless of age. I really feel that physical condition should be more of a consideration than mere age. There are hormonal drugs to try if your mother qualifies, although I don't know their appropriateness for metastisis to the lung area. Many of the chemo drugs administered for metastatic disease are not as difficult to tolerate as when they are trying to eradicate the cancer after initial diagnosis, so she may be able to tolerate them without too much difficulty. Also, some are gentler than others. Any way you look at it, it can't hurt to obtain additional opinions, and it can ease your and your mother's minds. As we often read on this board, oncs who just tell you to go home and get your affairs in order are not always correct! Hope this helps and I wish you both the strength and resolve to deal with this.
Love, Jackie
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