Liver Cancer
Discussion List
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Diarrhea question, help
I'd like to learn if the food is absorved correctly by the small intestine before the Sorafenib Nexavar diarrhea process begin, or part of it isn't absorved? is the diarrhea because it passes quickly on the bowel, therefore not affecting how food is digested, absorved? thanks!
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Nexavar Sorafenib questions please help
I need to know how good is Nexavar (Sorafenib) at targeting RAF1 mutation, I ask this because Mom used Foundation One, have this mutation, and one of three Targeted Therapies recommended is Sorafenib, the other two being Regorafenib and Trametinib The mutation is related to cell division pathway called the MAPK path:…
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first symptoms of liver cancer?
HI, can anyone tell me what their first few symptoms of liver cancer were? I have been diagnosed with invasive aggressive breast cancer but lately have been having a weird feeling in my upper right quadrant. No pet scan ordered upon diagnosis. Immediately started chemo. Thank you!
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Looking for info on Stem Cell/Immunotherapy/Ablation/Targeted or Low dose chemo
is anyone familiar or had any experiences with any of the following: stem cell, immunotherapy, ablation or targeted or low dose chemotherapy traetments? WOndering if anyone has found any succes with any of these treatments and how well they tolerated it etc....
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Best Treatment Options/Suggestions
after a quick onset of jaundice; and haveing a stent inserted in bile duct; my dad was recently diagnosed at his local regional hospital with bile duct/liver cancer/cholangeocarcinoma w/ mass found on the liver and tested positive for malignant cancer cells in the lymph nodes. The doctor who did the biopsy said it's bad,…
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Third time HCC?
It's been awhile since I have posted on this forum; VA healthcare just confirmed 2 tumors via MRI in section 6 of liver. I have had HCC twice in the last 9 years with RFA the last time and resection the first time. Hep-C cleared in 2004 but the cirrohsis was too advanced and the cancer began showing up. Routine…
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chemo before or after resection
33 YO son just had colon cancer removed in Jan 2015, Thought the margins were good but now find out there is a nodule on one segment and two very small spots in another segment of the liver. Dr wants to do Abilation on the two small spots and then chemo and then resection of the liver for the nodule. My sone is insistant…