Hi I havent posted on here in a while so here it goes. My father in law was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in September of 2007 and he has been doing chemo and radiation (cyberknife) . He always expressed he didnt want to do these treatments but, his kids wanted him to fight . Now in the last month his health has declined dramatically and he does not want to eat and feels sick to his stomach all the time. he is very weak in fact the only thing he did eat is one peice of chicken (leg) and a couple tablespoons of ensure in a week, so they took him to the doctors for his results from the pet scan. The doctor said he is full of more tumors (Im not there or I would of asked where the tumors are located) and chemo is not an option any more as radiation., In fact they said (I was told ) that the chemo made it worse? can that happen? and I thought they would of put him in the hospital for some fluids etc , but they told my brother in law to call hospice and they would take care of him. I was dumb founded because, he almost collasped going into the doctors office . Is this normal procedure for people who are dyeing of lung cancer? he is calling hospice today and I dont know how long it takes them to come out. Also when they put someone in hospice how long do they have to live ? sorry this is so long but Im feeling helpless at this point.. and I dont know what to do.. thanks