My mother is 76 years old and was diagnosed with late stage breast cancer in September 2007.  After 6 cycles of 1st line chemo for breast cancer, mastectomy of left breast and 28 cycles of radiotherapy - mum's cancer was back in the form of skin cancer.  Her left side of the body turn red, hard and has a woody feel to the touch. This left her in a stage where she is unable to sleep and there was considerable pain as well. After a biopsy was done on the skin, it was diagnosed as cancerous with same cell types as the breast cancer.  What has happened or did something go wrong with the treatment?  In August she underwent 2nd line chemo but mucosities has knocked her out of sync for 2 months.  A week after 2nd cycle she is bleeding when she urinates - is doxcetaxel and capecitabine too strong for her?