My mother-in-law was recently diagnosed with stage 4 cancer but she doesn't have serious symptoms right now and seems healthy. How much time does she likely have left and what treatments should we consider? Some doctors say surgery isn't useful at this stage but chemotherapy might help what's your opinion on this?

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