Hello, If your mom has faith in God she has a lot going favor her! I too was a smoker for more than 30 yrs. I also had 4th stage lung cancer with mets to four other areas and tummors on my lungs! That was what I was told last June, 2006. I had two doctors who
gave me four months and only wanted to do palative care. No way was I going to accept that and found other doctors who said if I was will to try they would do what they could. Just before Christmas of 2006 I was cancer free, thank God,in fact they couldn't even do radation because their was nothing to radiate. It is Feb of 2007 and I am cancer free today! Mytr eatment was carbo taxo and my faith in God and a lot of Prayers. Good luck but never never give up! God Bless and if I can do anything to help let me know. Love Pam