Not a medic, but know that colon metastases to liver and lung are sometimes curable. With many cancers this is not the case. So there is definitely hope! My understanding, and remember that I am not a medic, is your Mum's possible cure depends on whether the chemo can shrink the tumours enough to allow surgery. Good luck. Harry

Hello, 

So sorry to be reading this about your Mum. 

I'm not sure what the exact difference is but my Dad was diagnosed with bowel cancer back in April 2015 and by the time he was diagnosed it had also spread to his lungs and liver. He was also put on folfox. They told him right from the beginning that he was incurable and any chemotherapy etc they give him wasn't to cure him but was only to try and manage the cancer and prolong his life. A doctor at the time told my mum that my Dad had two years to live. I was unaware of this until only 6 months ago. They couldn't operate on the liver or lungs because unfortunately for my Dad the cancer was all over both organs and was described as being like tiny grains of sand. Unfortunately my Dads cancer spread to his brain and his left eye in April last year and he passed away in August. Which was two years and 4 months after diagnosis. I don't know what they've told you about your mums cancer, but it may be treatable. Each case is different and different people respond to different treatment options. Feel free to private msg me if you have any questions. X