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Liver Cancer

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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!
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…
Stage 4 Cholangiocarcinoma
Hi Everyone To those of you that can help with my situation that would be great. I'm 17 and is looking for any treatments that can help my dad. Thanks. My dad was Diagnosed with Stage 4 Cholangiocarcinoma Mid July of 2012, he has had treatment 3 times and the doctor has decided to stop. The reason is that the tumor has…
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,…
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
Has anyone had success with alternative medicine? What was used? Where? How?
Do we have weeks or only days?
My FIL is dying from end stage secondary liver cancer. My SIL lives several states away with family, kids and pets and is trying to decide if they need to come down now or it they can wait until after her colonoscopy. My Father in in law just started hospitce a few weeks ago but has deteriorated quickly. Today he's very…
Tumor on Liver
Hi all I'm in need of information on what I should do. I was going every 6 months for CT scan on Pancreas because I have a Aneurysm on it. Well this last scan I had in late December show a Tumor on the Liver. So I was sent to a Oncologist to have it looked at. Well he sent me to have a MRI done I asked if he was going to…
My mother has been diagnosed with liver cancer towards the portal vien due to long history of Hep C
Dear All members: I am new to this forum but I have read a lot of inputs of people who have family members going through the same agnoy my mother has been going through. My mother got Hep C from infected blood while giving birth to my brother 26 years ago. She discovered Hep C infection around 15 years ago and since she…
My DH just DX with Liver CA-I have questions please! Thank you!
Hello Everyone, I am new here as my husband was just diagnosed with Liver cancer by an EUS. They are still not sure where it originally came from, so I guess of coarse more testing. His labs came back negative except for Pancreas which looked clear in the EUS. And when he had the Abdomen CT Scan with contrast, they said…
Immune thearpy for HCC patient using nexavar
My father was diganosed as HCC on AUG 2014 and did Tumor operation and the result were great. Tumor marking is back to normal. On April 2015, it reoccur and met to Lung. He is now taking nexavar for one month now to control the growth with minimal side effect. I did read research they mentioned after sometimes nexavar…
Husband Diagnosed With Hepatocellular Carcinoma
I've had 2 primary cancers - colon and thyroid, had colon resection and total thyroidectomy. No chemo for my colon cancer but had radioactive iodine theraphy for my thyroid cancer. With God's blessings, I have been cancer-free for 2 years and counting. A week ago, my husband has been diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma…
Need Help Fast - Stage IV Liver Mets
Thank you for reading. I'm desperate to find help for my only Sister. She's only 48 yo and was given 3 days to live by her "nonpersonal" oncologist. She has breast cancer which has spread to the bones and liver. She has fought for years, but, it seems her liver is "shutting down". She is currently in the hospital for low…
Herbal HELP
Any herbal or natural remedies for someone with Liver Mets (Breast Cancer) and hyponatremia ascites??? Name of Dr. or patient to call? Please respond ! Cheryl
HER2
I was reading about people's experience with theraspheres and liver cancer and someone thanked people on the site for telling her about the treatment called HER2. I would like to know what this is -- I have never heard about it and am researching everything as I have been recently diagnosed with small intestine carcinoid w…
Mother recently diagnosed and need some input.
My mother was recently in an injury accident, which ultimately led to the knowledge of her having cancer in her liver and her lung. During the accident, she fractured the T-10 of her spine, which I hear is common with vehicle accidents, and broke five ribs. She also has MS, diabetes, and COPD4, which she is currently on…
HUGE LIVER MASS
"The mass is 25 x 13.6 x 11.2 cm right hepatic lobe with distortion of the liver edge" this was determined by ultra sound last week in my husband, 68. he went to the doctor because he had pain in his side, was losing a lot of weight, felt full and uncomfortable with loss of appetite. no jaundice. blood work showed…
HCC with PVT
Anyone plz suggest me the treatment options for HCC with portal vein thrombosis .Age 67 years Male. Any hospital / doctor recommendations in India plz..
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dying mother.. how to prepare
My beautiful 47 year old mother was diagnosed with stage 3 liver cancer on my parents' 22nd anniversary in July. We were told with chemoembolization she would have up to 2 years. Last weekend the doctors have told us despite the chemoembolization, the cancer has spread all over her lungs and stomach. They gave her 6…
Liver Cancer with tumor on portal vein
My husband was diagnosed March 20, 2013 with inoperable liver cancer with a tumor on his portal vein. His oncologist placed him on Nexavar starting out with the full 800 mg, but has been reduced since January, 2014 to 600 mg. (2 tablets at night, and 1 in the morning). The diarrhea was a pretty intensive side effect for…
Hyperthermia treatment
I am researching hyperthermia treatments for metastatic liver cancer. Has anybody heard about research on success rates? Also, I have heard positive recommendations about the St. George's clinic in Germany - anybody with info on this?
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Liver Cancer, Ascites and mental incompetence
My father was diagnosed with Liver Cancer almost a year ago, along with Cirrhosis and Hep C. He has taken Nexavar for several months and has done 6 Chemobilization treatments. My main questions are: IS there anything to help him with his Ascites? He has major swelling in belly and legs/feet. He gets drained once a week but…
Question about stage of primary liver cancer
My husband was diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma in September. He had a 10cm tumor on the left side of his liver. Doctors said it was positioned well for surgery and he underwent resection shortly thereafter. They believe they removed all of the cancer in the liver, but also removed a marble-sized tumor from the…
My WIFE 50,Liver cancer, NOW on a 3 month treatment break....WHATS THAT mean??
Hi All,New here, Peter is my name. My Wife had GALLBLADDER Cancer.had surgery to remove it..they found cancer!this was in OCTOBER 2013 She was then advised on further surgery.. It was a MAJOR operation leaving a 52cm scar across her body. Sadly the surgeon's reconstructed her BILE DUCT using a little bowel. But found…
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Dealing with Liver Cancer
Hello everyone, My dad is battling liver cancer. We just found out a month ago. He had hep C and cirrhosis of the liver proir to the cancer diagnosis. The doctors really believe the cancer came from another source and spread to the liver. Whats really hard right now is that my dad's mental state. His mind goes and comes.…
Liver Cancer with cirrhosis caused by Hep C - I'm desperate to find more options for my husband.
I'm desperate to find help for my husband, he was diagnosed last week with liver cancer, 9cc tumor that is invading the portal vein. Also portal vein thrombosis. He has been being monitored by a liver specialist for almost 2 years now with routine ultrasounds and bloodwork and now this tumor ~ at 9cc? Aside from the anger…
Gall Bladder Cancer
Dear All, My cousin was recently detected with Stage 4 Gall Bladder cancer, cancer in the liver originating from Gall Bladder. Though he underwent chemotherapy and surprisingly the size of the tumors came down significantly, nearly to the level of having no tumors or no cancer cells. However, after about 2 months when the…

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