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Cisplatin with Gemcitabane Chemo
Hello, I am new to the forum. Diagnosed May 24, 2013 with "suspected cholangiocarcinoma." I have a large 7 cm tumor in the liver blocking the arteries. I am in Stage IV. They want to place a port soon for the chemo treatment. They suggest Cisplatin with Gemcitabane Chemo. Has anyone had this treatment. I've read the side…
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AFP elevated to 897 after returning to normal after resection for HCC (4 months post surgery)
Has anyone had their AFP elevate after returning to normal post resection? My husband had a 1.9 x 1 x 1.1 lesion removed from the left lobe of the liver. The pathology showed focal vascular invasion but the surgeon expected that it was completely curative. AFP returned to normal 1 week post resection At our three month…
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breast cancer
I haven;t been in for a while, it seemed everything was going wrong. I couldn't even remember my password. M y cancer is back I go Tuesday for a biopsy. I have been fighting a rash they don't know what is causing it. This time I havr to go to cancer care in Seattle for there advice. They said my skin was already pulled so…
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Mother has Stage IV 20+ Tumors, Why Sandostatin?
Hello, This past week has been crazy. We found out that mom has stage IV metastatic liver cancer that came from a neuroendocrine tumor that was removed in 2007. Here is my question..yesterday the oncologist said that the most effective treatment will be to use Sandostatin. Out of all of the reseach that I had done in prep…
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left lobe liver cancer
Hi I just found out in July that I have Left lobe liver cancer. I have gone thru every test there is and I don't have hep A,B, or C in any shape or form. I quit smoking July 2, and I quit drinking ages ago my sobriety date is 02/02/02, so I am very confused it has been a winfall of doctor visits and ct scans including two…
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TheraSpheres/Y=90 possible for stage 4 patients?
Hi everyone. My girlfriend just got diagnosed a stage 4 liver cancer. Most of the cancer cells are located on an artery inside the liver if I understood well. Surgery is impossible they say. So, I want to know if stage 4 patients can possibly get the Y90 treatment or if it is applied only on earlier stages. Thanks in…
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Suggestions, please, Mother just diagnosed with liver cancer
Thanks to all who have posted suggestions and comments here--I myself am a sarcoma survivor and remember lonely nights in the hospital "talking" to a bulletin board like this--it was a great comfort and help. Now I hope to learn what my 90-year-old Mom faces: her Dr last week felt a lump/swelling in a normal physical,…
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Our journey with Liver cancer
Hello we are new to this site and I sat up all night reading all the forums and firstly, I got so much positive inspiration from your posts I wanted to tell you about our journey and thankyou for sharing yours.We sold our family home in VIc. October 2011. Early Feb 2012 we were in Mandurah WA and my husband had pain in…
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Breast cancer metastasized to liver, anyone have experience with this?
I was just rediagnosisEd with breast cancer which has metastasized to the liver. Right now ct/pet scans are just showing one spot, which is about 5 cm. I am considering having surgery to remove the part of the liver where the spot is and I am wondering if anyone else has been through this and can tell me what to expect…
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How to ease fear and inspire acceptance?
My mom has been fighting lymphoma for 11 years. The cancer has now spread to her liver. She wants to keep fighting but her body is too weak for chemo. We have not received an official prognois but it is clear just from her physical state that her time is coming to an end. I am 26 years old and it is so difficult to watch…