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maybe worth a try...
Hello all, I hope everyone had the best holidays they could under the circumstances. My situation is basically unchanged, still on Nexavar (15 months so far), tumor still shrinking, down to about 4.5 x 2.5 cm , still dealing with the side effects but somehow managing to stay on full dose 98% of the time. Surgeon says he…
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Watching my mother lose herself
I am 40 yrs. old and my mother who is 63 is dying. Not solely from the cancer, but the person she was, is and who she thought she'd be. For several years mom complained of small lumps under her arm or in her breast, but always attributed it to "too much caffeine," "cheap deodorant," or "her imagination." I urged her to go…
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LIVER CANCER
My FATHER IN LAW WAS JUST DIAGONOSED WITH STAGE 4 LIVER CANCER. HE WAS JUST FINE ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND IT IS ALREADY STAGE 4 WHICH I UNDERSTAND WITH STAGE 4 IT HAS SPREAD TO OTHER PARTS OF THE BODY. HE LOOKS VERY SICK LIKE HE IS GOING TO DIE RIGHT NOW. WITH THE CANCER BEING AT THIS STAGE IS THERE ANY TREATMENT THAT CAN…
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LIVER CANCER
My FATHER IN LAW WAS JUST DIAGONOSED WITH STAGE 4 LIVER CANCER. HE WAS JUST FINE ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND IT IS ALREADY STAGE 4 WHICH I UNDERSTAND WITH STAGE 4 IT HAS SPREAD TO OTHER PARTS OF THE BODY. HE LOOKS VERY SICK LIKE HE IS GOING TO DIE RIGHT NOW. WITH THE CANCER BEING AT THIS STAGE IS THERE ANY TREATMENT THAT CAN…
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HCC with HepC and Cirrohsis just had a resection
I feel so blessed to have accidentally found this small spot of cancer. While in the process of starting the new HepC drug, my doctor did an endoscopy and noticed a spot on my liver which turned out to be the very beginning of cancer. The spot was small 8mm and the alpha feta protein was 118. He immediately scheduled the…
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AFP levels
What could you tell about AFP levels? My dad is undergoing treatment for HCC for over a year now. It is a difficult road that included surgery, RFA, TACE and even more... AFP levels are constantly rising. Interesting that in a month they have changed from 900ng to 2700ng, which is huge, I know. But all doctors say that…
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Going down this road too
My husband has a history of hepatitis C and cirrhosis, so he was being monitored for HCC. Last December he an MRI after a CT scan looked suspicious. He had 3 very very small lesions. AFPs were gradually increasing. As a result of the way they looked, he was ran through a transplant workup. He had a biopsy that came back…
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Resection of left lobe and 16cm tumor
This thing came out of nowhere and most likely spawned by my Hep C. I had a Ultrasound done last January and nothing was detected, then, I felt a bump under my rib in july, so I went for a ultrasound and an MRI, this thing was HUGE! They (SLOAN) removed the tumor in early October. The doctor said he got it all out, he did…
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Anyone receive chemo thru Hepatic Arterial Infusion (HAI)?
I'm a primary liver cancer patient diagnosed in May 2010. My right lobe - and the 19cm tumor sitting atop it - were resected in Aug. 2010 and since Nov, of 2010 we have been fighting the mets that were then discovered. One lesion has grown to 10.4cm since then, even after these regimens (all of which failed):* Nexavar *…
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Our bubble has been burst, once again!
We have been to hell and back is my saying these days. We have had so many ups and downs in the last two years it is truly a wonder that we are still here and somewhat sane.. I think anyway. After being told no transplant then yes transplant, then no again then treatment for the past year to get back into criteria we were…
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small liver lesion
Hi. I had my first follow-up ct scan since my kidney cancer surgery. All clear on the kidney cancer. Yay! But I do have a small lesion on my liver. In June, it was 4 mm, and in December, it is 9 mm. I'm only going by the radiologist's report, as, for whatever reason, no doc has called me about the report yet. So, I still…
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Treatment with Nexavar, how real?
I'm looking for some additional information on liver cancer treatment with Nexavar. As I understand it is quite popular in US as a target drug for liver malignancies. We live in Russia where it is approved yet, but it is possible to participate in clinical trials. My father has been diagnosed with HCC 15 months ago when…
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Large mass in my liver
I'm a 46 year old with a recent diagnosis of a large mass in my liver. Dr wants to do a biopsy but there is concern of bleeding if it is a particular kind of tumor. Which concerns me. I live close to MD Anderson but don't know who to talk to or who is the best Dr that specializes in liver cancer. I need assistance from…