Liver Cancer
Discussion List
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Liver Transplant survival rate
Just wondering if there's any one out there who knows what the transplant rate is for liver patients? slg
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Final days of life
My husband was given 3-6 months to live with HCC. No treatments were available for him. He is taking Lactulos for the ammonia buildup. How will I know when the end is near?? I am so scared.
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Liver angiosarcoma
I have just been diagnosed with angiosarcoma of the liver and begin chemotherapy with Taxol next week. I am very freaked out, depressed and scared. It is such a rare cancer. I am just about to turn 50 and have always been in excellent health until this hit me out of the blue. I have not read any hopeful statistics on this…
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sister just diagnosed
i just got cancer free from ovarian 3 weeks ago, now sister is diagnosed with liver cancer
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infections?
I posted ab the ammonia level and now wonder if you all also deal with other infections? my husband has infections in colon and kidney now and that has added to this confusion all going back to his damged liver anyone else have these? thx
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ammonia levels!!
wondering who else has experienced this? My husband got really agitated and confused turns out his ammonia level is high and this causing it any experience with this? Its terrible to watch and spent another 5 hr in er before getting a room so many new issues of liver cancer!!!!!!!!!!
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is chemo pill worth it
The chemo pill is xelonda and seems to cause horrible side effects anyone else use it> my husband has late stage liver cancer traditional chemo no longer works and told this is last option anyone relate? thx new here
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weight loss and liver cancer
My dad has lost 30 1bs since his HCC diagnosis in march 2010. He isnt a very big guy to begin with 160lbs so he is now down to 130! as much as me! this is bothering me he looks like skin and bones is normal with this diagnosis? he as a resection 3 weeks ago...I feel like I just dont know anymore :(
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new liver cancer trial drug
Hi Everyone, thank you for taking the time to send these messages of hope and information. My husband was diagnosised with HCC in February. He has started an infusion drug called mclone 12. Is anyone else on this med, and how are you doing? My husband also takes Nexavar, and that is strong stuff!!
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Delcath Liver Tumor Data Improve
CHICAGO (TheStreet) -- Results from a pivotal study of the Delcath Systems(DCTH) drug/device to clear tumors from the liver have gotten better with time as reported from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Treatment with Delcath's Percutaneous Hepatic Perfusion (PHP) system delayed the time before liver tumors…
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Hep C, Nexavar and TACE UPDATE
So I just finished getting caught up with all the new postings. It's been a while since I have been to this website. Just wanted to post an update for those new people out there. My husband who was diagnosed back in October 2009 is doing very well all things considered. He started Nexavar in January but went off after two…
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Cancer came back after resection
I had liver resection surgery on 12/09 to removed a 7.6cm tumor with good margin. The pathology report indicated extensive vascular invasion and now a 4.6cm shows up on the resection area. Doctors are recommending surgery to take out the whole right lobe, there is a significant chance it will come back to the left lobe.…
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Any hepatocellular liver cancer survivors out there?
My dad was recently diagnosed with HCC in march 2010. He underwent a liver resection with good margins. I just want to hear from people who are going through the same thing? Does anyone survive this gloomy diagnosis?
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liver4mast..1yr now. Second opinion.. trying to go to M.D. Anderson for a second opinion"??? good?
I'm really toxic to the chemo I'm on and my dr refused to change mine. I need a 2nd opinion and there's no one here we are a small town. The chemo worked but I ended up with a colonostomy bag and I'm sick all the time with my insides keeping me in a chair 24/7. Took myself off 3 months ago because I was very sick and…