Liver cancer cont. - chemo before liver surgery??
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When my husband was first diagnosed--they found a tumor in his colon and liver. They did one month of chemo--with avastin--it shrunk the tumors 20%--then he had surgery-2 resections and an ablation on the liver. Before he left the hospital (10 days later) his liver functions were already back to normal. It is amazing of the recuperative properties of the liver. Within one month he was back in the chemo routine. They just held the avastin at the start so it would not interfere with his healing process. Hope this helps.
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My husband had chemo for 6 months before he had his liver resection. He had two small tumors 1.mm and 8mm. The chemo shrunk the tumors that they could no longer be seen on his scan before surgery. Than he had 6 months of chemo after.dash4 said:When my husband was first diagnosed--they found a tumor in his colon and liver. They did one month of chemo--with avastin--it shrunk the tumors 20%--then he had surgery-2 resections and an ablation on the liver. Before he left the hospital (10 days later) his liver functions were already back to normal. It is amazing of the recuperative properties of the liver. Within one month he was back in the chemo routine. They just held the avastin at the start so it would not interfere with his healing process. Hope this helps.
Dash
I do know that some surgeons will go in and remove both at once. He can get a second opinion and I would recommend a hospital with a Cancer Center.
My husband was operated on a Tuesday for his liver and home by Sunday. The liver grows back completley. Best of Luck to your friend.0
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