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Liver Cancer

Archives for October 2011

Sorefenib generic ?
does anyone know if the generic version of Sorafenib manufactured by CIPLA india available in the US? Thanks!
Liver Cancer patient from China
Dear all, My dad was diagnosed with liver cancer (HCC) on Sep 14th this year, with tumor at size of 10.5cm. My family is from a northern city in China, and we went to Beijing for a 2nd opinion, the doctor confirmed the diagnosis, based on the CT scan and the AFP test, we didn't do the biopsy. So far my dad had received 2…
swollen legs, abdomen
HI, my name is Chantal, and my husband's name is Lee. I've been posting on the esophageal board for months now, but it seems like the majority of our problems are stemming from the liver mets. My husband is 49, esophageal cancer with mets to the liver, spleen, spine and ribs. He has given up on chemo, and is relying on…
liver cancer
my brother was told he had liver cancer and theres only one thing they can do for him is put him on nexavar ,so how long do you think he can live on this drug please answer my question somebody
Need suggestions for relief of leg cramps!!
So now my husband is suffering from severe leg cramps and sometimes in his hands too. It is so hard to watch him in such pain. Does anyone have any suggestions for relief?
Dizziness and ascites diuretics?
Hello, all: My husband is taking diuretics for ascites and his main complaints right now are weakness and dizziness. Is dizziness a problem for any of you taking this same medication? We're trying to narrow down if one of his medications is the main culprit for the dizziness. Aside from the diuretics he takes a sleeping…
HCC with cirrhosis
My husband survived liver failure 13 years ago and up to now has lived a healthy and normal life. He has Hep C and cirrhosis. He was diagnosed by MRI two weeks ago with a 5 cm tumor in section 8 of the liver suspicious for HCC. UVA wants to do a biopsy but I read that a biopsy can cause the cancer cells to spread within…
How were you diagnosed with liver cancer please?
Hello Survivors and Caretakers! I was wondering if anyone would tell me their story about how you diagnosis came about? What alerted you to your having liver cancer? Was it elevated liver enzymes? Pain? Was it found "accidentally" via imaging for another reason? Does liver cancer "run" in your family, etc? I would greatly…
vahepclivercancer.org blog
My blog is about the treatment I am receiving for a malignant hepatocellular/cholangio mixed carcinoma at the Bay Pines Veterans Medical Center in St Petersburg, FL. Veterans and others can learn something about how this disease is treated.
Please be straight with me: How bad does this sound to you?
I know many of you are caregivers and have some experience with liver failure & distress. I have been fighting a Grade 3 rare recurrent uterine cancer for 3 years that metasticized to my liver in November of 2010. I also have quite a few malignant lymph nodes here & there, but it's my liver that has been diligently trying…
Acupunture to treat tumors
We are out of options for treatment for my husband's cancer. After a year and a half of Nexavar, three Chemoembolizations, One Y-90 and one Radio Frequency Ablation they still can't get him into criteria for Transplant. We are disappointed, devastated but not wanting to give up. Has anyone explored acupunture to treat…
Sir-Spheres Reviews
My father has been battling carcinoid tumors. He visited a research clinic in which they are pushing him to have the Sir-spheres procedure done. Not knowing if he will be able to tolerate this much radiation I am against the procedure. I am fighting for life, and am fearful that this procedure will only shorten his. After…
2nd Chemoambulazation - need your prayers
Hello All. Ed is going for his second chemoambulazation at the end of this week. Doctors saw two new tumors, 1cm and 2cm and they are going after them. I am very hopeful that they will get the tumors, the 1st chemoambulazation was done in March of this year and it was successful, it had better results than Nexavar and…
2 failed tace procedures
hey all, after 2 failed tace procedures tumor now in 12cm and in portal vein.started nexavar goin on three weeks no side effcts at all, doc says it my only chance nothing else can be done.hard to believe all this in a course of 8 months,and i feel just fine thanks for reading and the support and suggestions

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