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my husband
my husband has a stage 4 liver cancer with 2cm near its lympnodes and he is ongoing chemotheraphy for 6 months.he`s cancer has shrunked from 9cm to 6cm in his liver. later this month of may 2012 he found a lump in his right lower neck, we just dont know if its involves with his liver cancer. my husband is a fighter and i…
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The Silent Killer of Vietnam Vets
Yesterday, Memorial Day, I attended for the very first time the ceremony at Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, California. My husband and I had never attended but had talked about going some time. My father, uncle and baby sister are buried there and now my brave husband, Paul had joined them there. I had gone by…
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An update
It has been along time since I have posted on this or any other site. Since losing my husband of almost 40 years I have been dealing with a lot of stuff. I thought the hardest thing I have ever done was take care of him, or watch him deterierate from the cancer and watch him die. BUT the hardest seems to be learning to…
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ALPPS procedure for two stage liver resection
Hi, Has anyone heard of the ALPPS procedure pioneered by Dr Eduardo in buenos aires, argentina. Also known as liver partition. It is a two stage resection of the liver , but second resection done within a week of first operation. That way it seems that the timing between resection gets reduced and there is no chance of…
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Mets to Liver - Radiation?
HI all: I have stage IV gallbladder cancer - gallbladder, its tumour, and part of my liver removed surgically in 2010. Mets were identified to the liver and to the peritoneum. I've been on chemo since then - first cisplatin + gemcitibine (which didn't shrink the masses) and then 12 rounds of folfirinox (oxaliplatin +…
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2 years and 4 months later ...
Ed passed away May 17, 2012. Although the TACE therapies were successful in getting rid of the many tumors in his liver and he had the best of care at home and at hospital his liver and body could not take any more. at the end he had internal bleeding, severe Ascitis, and had a couple of seizures. once the medication to…
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What is a tumor marker and what do the numbers mean?
I see people talking about tumor marker numbers? What do they mean in reference to liver cancer?
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Stepfather to begin nexavar tomorrow for advanced liver cancer diagnosed last week.
He's being treated by Dr. Laura Goff in Nashville. This is very new to our family and we don't know what to expect other than what I've read about the side effects. Any solid information would help but I'm having trouble focusing on long articles.
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stage 4 liver cancer
Last August they found a small tumor, only place it showed on ct scan, in my husband esophagus treated with 30 days of radiation and once a week chem then in Dec they performed laparoscopic modified ivor-lewis esophagogastrectomy. After all said done had 2nd ct scan 2 weeks ago and now has 1.57inch tumor in his liver. He…
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Please Help ME! - My Father has Cancer
Hi, My father had a double lung transplant 6 years ago. One of the most common side effects to getting a transplant is the medication that you have to be on for the antirejection of the transplant. My Dad also has ideosympathic thrombocytopenia which is a low platelet count, this is not due to the transplant or the…
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Ron Gagne - Master Herbalist Holistic Nutritionist
I was diagnosed with advanced intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma in Aug. 2011 and having little luck after numerous chemo treatments at Mayo in Rochester. I see Ron Gagne - Master Herbalist Holistic Nutritionalist advertising on a cancer web site and wonder if anyone has used his services and if so did it help you? TIA