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Liver Cancer
Archives for December 2010
Discussion List
Mother Just Diagnosed with Stage 4 Cancer - Would Like To Talk With Stage 4 Survivors
Hi, my name is Mike and today, my mother was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. She had a CT Scan done while in the ER and they found cancer from her liver down to her uterus. As of today, she has not met with the Oncologist. She has only met with the ER Doctor and the OBGYN Doctor. Both doctors did not paint a good picture…
Mom diagnosed with Cancer of Unknown Origin with lesions spreading in Liver
My mom was diagnosed with Cancer of Unknown Orgin at the beginning of Sept. She was having this terrible back pain, went in for a scan and they found a tumor on her back (causing the pain) and 11 lesions in her liver. They immediately did radiation on her back and chemotherapy. We received the results back a week ago that…
is there anyone on doxorubicin + Nexavar therapy
is there anyone on doxorubicin + Nexavar therapy
Bile Duct Cancer
I was diagnosed with Cholangiocarcinoma on October 8th, 2010. I had surgery to remove the tumor about 2 weeks later on the 26th of October. The surgery said he was able to get the entire tumor out. I am 21 years old, so I have my age working in my favor. I saw an oncologist a few weeks later and he said that whether or not…
Help!!
My mother was recently diagnosed with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma after being misdiagnosed as having IBS for several months. She is extrememly weak and is currently hospitalized in a sub-acute unit. She has not been able to eat for a quite some time and has lost a substantial amount of weight. I am trying to help her…
Transarterial Chemo Embolization-Does it work?
Hi Everyone, My dad has liver mets (7 tumors). Resection couldn't be done because of cirrhosis. He is supposed to have The TACE procedure done on Tuesday. Does it work? Is it worth it. He heard it is quite painful and he might be in the hospital for a period of time. Any thought would be appreciated. Lisa
anyone on Oxaliplatin and 5-FU??
Just started oxaliplatin and 5 FU.Anyone who took it? Does it help?
cancer now in liver
I am struggling to understand what it means when the primary cancer has already spread to two other locations and now it's in the liver. My loved one is really struggling with cancer and all that has come down over a very short period of time. And, I am so new to all of this and would appreciate any thoughts.
Silymarin - has anyone taken this ?
I have a good friend with a young wife at 33 who has Stage IV in-operaple liver cancer. She is currently undergoing Chemo (Tac) Xeloda and other weekly infusion of which I am unsure. She was born with Hep B. My question is here has anyone used Silymarin as a supplement to improve efficacy and prognosis for liver cancer and…
Life expectancy - months or years?
Hi all, I’m a 60 yr. old male diagnosed with a single 20cm HCC tumor on my right side liver in May 2010, subsequently removed via a liver resection in Aug. Follow-up CT scans in Nov. showed a recurrence of the cancer via a 1.5cm nodule near my right ascending colon. I should also tell you that my liver was otherwise…