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Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:50:53 +0100 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-11-12-cancer-treatment/cancer-treatment-options/ Lisa from Stage iv colon cancer asks all of us what alternative cancer treatment options you have experienced.     Here’s our story:   Once we knew father was diagnosed with metastatic liver cancer, I did a lot of cancer treatment research like:   Hepatocellular Chemoembolization  Introduction to alternative cancer treatments  Colon cancer cure  Laser treatment for liver cancer and RF ablation  or the cures for cancer listed at Liver Cancer Survival Rate    Father’s specialist who diagnosed him with secondary liver cancer told me:   "Stop looking on the Internet for alternative treatments for cancer,your father is dying."   This was an ice cold shower from a man being honest yet without any compassio... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1952008 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:05:46 +0100 1952008 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-11-06-cancer-treatment/prostate-cancer-treatment-options/ 4 clearly explained prostate cancer options to understand Darla’s cancer story better.   Since prostate cancer treatment options are getting more, the survival rate for prostate cancer also improves. This is true for prostate cancer treatments in all stages except a metastasised prostate cancer.   Advanced prostate cancer treatments however have no high survival rate outcome, which is sad if you have metastatic liver cancer with prostate cancer as your primary.   Spread is bad   Darla’s father however was diagnosed for primary prostate cancer in early Feb. 2008. He underwent radiation treatment for prostate cancer and except for suffering side-effects, Darla’s father is now cancer free.   Which only shows that you don’t want to hear that the... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1939247 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:34:16 +0100 1939247 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-11-04-cancer-treatment/stage-iv-colon-cancer/ actually means Lisa’s father is dying…   Please give all your hugs, love, experience and support to Lisa.   Stage iv colon cancer story summarized   Lisa’s father underwent chemotherapy for colon cancer. The colon cancer metastized to his liver and the doctors stopped administering the chemotherapy drug Erbitux.   Immediately the chemotherapy effects subsided and all looked well again at first.   Now reality struck again as the pain in his abdomen begins to worsen.   Read Lisa’s father’s complete colon cancer story below.   I need someone to help me with some words of advice.   Please leave a comment if you have advice for Lisa.   First and foremost Lisa says:   I am so scared as to what I’ve read online a... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1930323 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:03:13 +0100 1930323 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-10-30-cancer-treatment/avastin-cancer-drug/ Is Avastin as effective as people are told this cancer drug will be?   Please leave a comment if you or your loved one has used the Avastin cancer drug.   We would love to hear answers on the following Avastin questions   how effective is Avastin?  for which cancer did you use the Avastin cancer drug?  was Avastin given by itself or mixed with other chemotherapy?  in case of Taxol and Avastin chemotherapy: what-how is the survival after Taxol and Avastin?  in case of Avastin and Zeloda - Xeloda chemotherapy: what - how - how long is the survival after Avastin and Zeloda - Xeloda?  what were the Avastin side effects?  what was the Avastin cost and how did your health insurance intervene?  are you an Avastin cancer survivor?   T... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1918075 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:15:23 +0100 1918075 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-10-29-cancer-treatment/lesly-is-losing-the-love-of-her-life-to-metastatic-liver-cancer/ Lesly shares how she is living the last days together with the only love of her live who is suffering with metastatic liver cancer. She left her condolences in a comment at Patrick’s post who very recently lost his father due to metastatic liver cancer.   Thanks to the cancer stories you leave on our blog, people that go the same path don’t have to walk it alone.   Thanks Lesly, Patrick and all others for contributing to this website and as such contributing to the life of others!   Like you say Lesly, love indeed is a beautiful thing. It gives the motivation to do the things needed to be done when you take care of your loved one.   51 is way too young to go I find, be it due to cancer or any other disease.   Cherish the precious time together as long a... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1914745 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 07:57:26 +0100 1914745 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-10-27-cancer-treatment/what-do-you-say-to-man-who-is-going-to-die/ Charlotte’s father’s cancer starts resisting the chemotherapy he gets to cure his colon cancer and secondary liver cancer. In here comment at More news from Trish - metastatic liver cancer survivor, she aks:   What do you say to man who is going to die?   How would you answer that question? Please leave a comment.   When father diagnosed with metastatic liver cancer we were shocked but upbeat and kept talking about finding a cure.   But when after a few days of more tests, biopsy and scans the oncologist said that chemotherapy would most likely kill my father, we just became all very silent. Exactly, what do you say now?   We never found the right words to put father’s mood back to where it was. All we did was managing to put a smile on his fac... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1908860 Sun, 26 Oct 2008 16:00:56 +0100 1908860 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-10-23-cancer-treatment/how-to-survive-metastatic-liver-cancer/ Trish, one of our 2 metastatic liver cancer survivors has some questions for Dan - our other metastatic liver cancer survivor-.   Trish: recommended readings about cancer and cancer stages:   colon cancer stages: an overview from Stage 0 cancer to Stage IV cancer  Stages of throat cancer: a clear overview of 2 different ways of identifying or "staging" a cancer with clear huge pictures of throat cancer stages  colon cancer staging: why staging is important: the size of your tumor doesn’t show the whole disease (father had an unknown primary cancer, meaning the size of his primary tumor was so small it couldn’t be detected).    liver cancer survival rate  Stage 4 liver cancer   I have the following questions for both Dan and... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1901663 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 05:37:56 +0100 1901663 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-10-20-cancer-treatment/secondary-liver-cancer-i-feel-like-i-am-doing-this-alone/   Heather feels "she is doing it alone" in her comment at Metastatic liver cancer facts : secondary liver cancer.   That’s why we have our metastatic liver cancer site so everybody can share their experience and feelings with others:   to walk the path of secondary liver cancer together…   We ask all our readers: please leave a comment so   Heather doesn’t have to walk her path on her own.   Why do we feel like walking the cancer path alone?   Unfortunately cancer keeps a taboo, too much media focuses on "heroic" cancer survivors and people lack the education to deal with palliative care:   There are people who just shy away and don’t even dare to come near to a cancer patient.   Then there are t... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1889049 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:03:45 +0100 1889049 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-10-19-cancer-treatment/metastatic-liver-cancer-prognosis-2/ We were asked to give a metastatic liver cancer prognosis to Padmanabhan who told his kidney cancer story in a comment at Liver Cancer Prognosis.   Padmanabhan’s doctors found a tumor in his liver and Padmanabhan wants to know whether it’s a metastatic liver cancer or just a liver tumor.   You should ask your doctor to answer your questions. For what I know is that a liver biopsy could tell you whether your cancer is primary or secondary. But you need to know that father’s liver biopsy only resulted in the knowledge of having a secondary liver cancer with unknown primary.   There is no need for guessing and asking around on the Internet, not even on our metastatic liver cancer site. In your case you have to get your answer from the medical world based on f... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1888300 Sat, 18 Oct 2008 16:00:30 +0100 1888300 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-10-15-cancer-treatment/brian-blosel-brain-tumor/ Did you know Brian Blosel had a brain tumor? Did you know Brian Blosel was Marie Osmond’s second husband?   Are you following the Ted Kennedy brain tumor news? And what about Patrick Swayze pancreatic cancer?     Ted Kennedy brain tumor   Life isn’t what it seems and you never know what goes on between closed doors.   Hearing Ted Kennedy has a brain tumor, seeing him leaving hospital with a smile…   It all gives the impression brain tumor treatments are as easy as treating a flu. Brain tumor chemotherapy is as easy as taking aspirin and look: Ted Kennedy is still smiling, so brain tumor can’t be that bad as it sounds, can it?   John Edward’s heroic White House campaign when his wife had cancer   Weren’t you surprise... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1876153 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:00:22 +0100 1876153 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-10-11-cancer-treatment/lung-tumor-brain-tumor-metastatic-liver-cancer/ The metastatic liver, stomach, brain and lung cancer story you read below could well be from your next door neighbour.   And maybe all you knew was "that he was terribly sick" and "had been rushed to the hospital more than once". But you don’t even have a clue how "terrible" terrible can get …   Or you receive the announcement that your neighbour has passed away surrounded by his family battling a long lasting disease…   We all heard about Ted Kennedy’s brain tumor and we saw him waving after coming out of the hospital and endorsing Obama, as if it’s all business as usual.   Images like this let us forget that cancer is a killer and that nothing looks like it seems once you or your loved one gets diagnosed wit... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1868588 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:00:27 +0100 1868588 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-10-07-cancer-treatment/breast-cancer-survivor-stories/ We got a pessimistic sounding comment of Anne at Can chemotherapy cure metastatic liver cancer?. Therefore we call on all breast cancer survivors to share their stories with Anne on our special breast cancer stories pages:   Breast Cancer Stories from women who had breast cancer radiation treatment Breast Cancer Stories to help you discover the early breast cancer signs and symptoms   We started these 2 breast cancer sites because breast cancer treatments have some things in common that you won’t find with metastatic liver cancer patients.   But when it comes to pain, stress, emotional drain and loved ones, all cancers boil down to similar feelings and questions like "why me".   You need to know that you are not alone. Lot’s of other pe... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1856139 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:00:21 +0100 1856139 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-10-03-cancer-treatment/colon-cancer-spread-to-liver/ Lisa’s father has had over 130 colon cancer chemotherapy and/or liver cancer treatments in 5 years and still is not in remission. Lisa passes her condolences to Patrick at One caregiver is never enough! Patrick’s father has metastatic liver cancer and feels her father’s body is deteriorating to fast for comfort.   Please add your support or share your metastatic liver cancer story with Lisa and Patrick and all of us.   Go directly to Lisa’s liver cancer story or go directly to how colon cancer spreads to the liver.   At first sight Lisa’s 5 years cancer story seems similar like father’s 6 months condensed metastatic liver cancer story. But it isn’t: Lisa’s father had 130 chemotherapy sessions, our father had none.   Lisa&#821... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1848003 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:00:59 +0100 1848003 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-09-29-cancer-treatment/meet-dan-our-second-metastatic-liver-cancer-survivor/ Dan left a comment at Metastatic liver cancer mind games and is a metastatic liver cancer survivor for over 30 months now (that’s 2 and a half year).   That makes Dan our eldest secondary liver cancer survivor, followed by Trish (our first metastatic liver cancer survivor), who was diagnosed about 20 months ago.   Unfortunately, these are the only 2 metastatic liver cancer survivors so far. But with a cancer prognosis of 3 months, going 28 months over it like Dan does, Dan must be doing something good.   Please Dan, leave another comment if you feel like it, on how you are doing what you are doing! Like how did you gain weight, what are you eating and how do you exercise?   Just on a side-note: Lance Armstrong must be exercising a lot, so I wonder: does exercise... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1837321 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 07:38:26 +0100 1837321 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-09-26-cancer-treatment/colon-cancer-metastasized-to-liver/ Lisa’s father has colon cancer metastasized to liver. Lisa’s father is in pain and stays in bed a lot…   In this post we will explain how a colon cancer ’suddenly’ becomes a metastatic liver cancer.   We will feature Lisa’s comment at One caregiver is never enough! Patrick’s father has metastatic liver cancer in our next post. There you will learn that colon cancer chemotherapy isn’t a simple "1 treatment fits all" cure.   Colon cancer spreading to liver   Let’s explain in simple terms how and why a colon cancer spreads to the liver. Below we will also explain in more medical terms the above blue ‘colon cancer metastasized to liver’ picture.   Think of your organs as well enclosed countries l... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1829222 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 05:46:54 +0100 1829222 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-09-25-cancer-treatment/please-leave-your-condolences-for-patricks-father/ Patrick just gave us the sad news in a comment on One caregiver is never enough! Patrick’s father has metastatic liver cancer.   Please leave your condolences, prayers and hugs for Patrick in a comment.   When asked about metastatic liver cancer prognosis, it seems that the patient will tell you when his time has come.   Our father passed away in his sleep the night after he told mother he would have done it all over with her and after he had seen all his children that same day being around to help mom.   Patrick’s father passed away after Patrick told his father:   I love you dad and I know you Love me   For those new to metastatic liver cancer: you need to know that there will be lots of moments where the cancer patient isn’t able anymore to ... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1825882 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:14:27 +0100 1825882 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-09-22-cancer-treatment/people-without-cancer-dont-have-a-clue/ Oprah tries to suck out of Cynthia Nixon why she loves a woman after a 15 year relationship with a man and having 2 children with him…   The same Oprah announces Cynthia Nixon survived breast cancer, the audience goes clap-clap-clap and Oprah can’t stop digging for more juicy details about Cynthia’s new relationship…   If you don’t have cancer, you don’t know what you are talking about   It’s as simple as that. Only cancer patients and cancer care givers know what is going on.   Just like I don’t have a clue how Oprah was sexually abused and what effect it had on her. I can only see she has a "weight" problem, so I can only imagine what happened to her in the past still has a deep impact on her today.   The ... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1812845 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 03:29:04 +0100 1812845 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-09-16-cancer-treatment/one-caregiver-is-never-enough-patricks-father-has-metastatic-liver-cancer/ Patrick is scared for what is to come… Patrick’s story below (commented at Can chemotherapy cure metastatic liver cancer?) feels like he is telling our story with our father, our fears included …   We will share what we did in the hope, Patrick, you can gain some much needed strength out of it.   Get as much care givers as possible   Rule number 1 is that your father needs a person 24/7 who only takes care of father’s need. This would be the ideal situation.   As you can understand, one person can never-ever give 24/7 support. So you need to find as much people to help you as possible and as much help as possible.   When people wanted to visit father I told them:   if you have a pot of thick, healthy homemade soup ready, just bring, s... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1794471 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 04:40:29 +0100 1794471 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-09-12-cancer-treatment/more-news-from-trish-metastatic-liver-cancer-survivor/   Thanks Trish for explaining how embarrassment can kill, please come back and write more!     If you are a caregiver of a loved one with metastatic liver cancer , please read Trish’s cancer story.   Why? Because:   It is rare to hear first hand what really goes on in the mind of somebody having secondary cancer.   Why? Because:   I remember mom saying that father told her more than a year before he was diagnosed with metastatic liver cancer something like this:   Father: something is wrong with me. Mother: like what? Father: something I can’t tell you. Mother: but you can tell me everything, you know that! Father:…… Father kept silent and since they were in bed, went to sleep…   If GPs don’t take you s... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1786033 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 04:54:30 +0100 1786033 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-09-08-cancer-treatment/chrissys-metastatic-liver-cancer-story/ Share your love and support! Chrissy shared her father’s metastatic liver cancer story at Can chemotherapy cure metastatic liver cancer?   Chrissy is praying that one day cancer can be treated and cured. Of course I would also love to see that day.   On the other hand I would love to see more research and solutions for cancer prevention. After the second world war, cancer is becoming an epidemic and the numbers are astonishing.   Pancreatic cancer cures   Just take pancreatic cancer, the cancer famous actorPatrick Swayze is suffering from.   Patrick Swayze is a name we all know, but did you know that almost 40.000 other people in the US alone will be asking for Pancreatic cancer treatments in 2008 alone? And still in 2008 in the US alone: almost the same nu... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1773269 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:43:34 +0100 1773269 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-09-05-cancer-treatment/jackie-43-years-old-passed-away-to-metastatic-liver-cancer/ Why does Jackie passes away at 43 and Trish at 43 is a metastatic liver cancer survivor?  Please leave your hugs and support for Paul who shared his secondary liver cancer story at Can chemotherapy cure metastatic liver cancer?     Paul’s metastatic liver cancer story   Hi I’ve just lost my partner Jackie 43yrs old to Cancer Metastatic Liver Disease with an unknown primary.   Jackie had symptoms for only four and a half weeks before peacefully passing away at home.   Jackie never smoked or drank and had a active lifestyle looking after two Children 10 and 5 yrs old.   My self and my children are devastated.   Paul   Please leave your hugs and prayers in a comment. If you have been in a similar situation, please leave a comment.   ... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1764012 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:48:25 +0100 1764012 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-09-02-cancer-treatment/metastatic-liver-cancer-survivor/ After more than 100 secondary liver cancer stories told by loved ones, we are happy to introduce you to Trish who left her comment at Metastatic liver cancer mind games.   Thrish is seemingly using all the cancer treatments out there to survive metastatic liver cancer for more than 21 months after being diagnosed.   You can hear a positive state of mind tone throughout Trish’s cancer story: we all know that the first rule of survival is keeping a positive attitude.   But it’s ‘not all fun and games’ as Trish mentions she hated the doctor who gave her only 4 to 6 months to live. And her cancer treatment seems to be an ongoing process…   We would love to hear from you again Trish : anytime - before and after taking muscle relaxants . We also... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1750296 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 03:45:33 +0100 1750296 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-08-29-cancer-treatment/can-chemotherapy-cure-metastatic-liver-cancer/   In all the metastatic liver cancer stories we gathered, none of them is told by a cancer survivor.   Some do get chemotherapy, but this cancer treatment is only to:   reduce pain (in case it can temporarily reduce or slow down the growth of a cancer)  prolong life.   But we get puzzled when reading Kistan2’s comment on Avastin for metastatic liver cancer where she says :   they tried another infusion of Avastin but we all knew that this next infusion of Avastin wouldn’t do anything to help my husband   What worries me is where Kistan2 says : we all knew that this next infusion of Avastin wouldn’t do anything.   3 worried questions come in mind…   when you know Avastin is not going to help, then why is it still given?... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1739299 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:54:28 +0100 1739299 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-08-26-cancer-treatment/more-metastatic-liver-cancer-minds-out-of-control/ We are getting lots of cancer stories reacties sharing how the mind of a metastatic liver cancer patient runs out of control as well as his body is. Read how we were not prepared for this and read Donna’s metastatic liver cancer story of her husband "seeing things".   Not prepared for the mind playing tricks on father   We were not warned by our doctors that father would see huge spiders crawling at the end of his bed… All our GP told us was that:   we could call our GP for anything anytime it was needed  father’s pain would increase and it should be stabilized by giving more pain medicine. The side effect of these pain medicines: constipation should be monitored closely and laxatives should be given accordingly   The latter was alread... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1734105 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:01:25 +0100 1734105 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-08-25-cancer-treatment/avastin-for-metastatic-liver-cancer/ What can Avastin do in the treatment of metastatic liver cancer? Reading the avastin.com website says that Avastin in combination with intravenous 5FU based chemotherapy is indicated for first- or second-line treatment of patients with metastatic carcinoma of the colon or rectum.   In other words: it’s added to the 5FU chemotherapy cocktail, 5FU that father’s oncologist wanted to give father to treat his metastatic liver cancer. But the oncologist advised father to consider not to undergo 5FU (see Fu like in F… you!) treatment because:   at the age of 75 and in a weak condition due to the cancer, father could not survive the treatment  the chemotherapy side-effects could really spoil father’s quality of life in the few extra months the chemotherapy... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1730740 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:22:59 +0100 1730740 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-08-23-cancer-treatment/metastatic-liver-cancer-mind-games/ 3 months after being diagnosed with metastatic liver cancer, father didn’t recognize his daughter in law visiting him… At days he had no clue what ‘dentures’ where doing in his mouth… That are some of the "not too negative" tricks his mind started playing on him due to his liver not cleaning his blood properly… And none of the doctors had prepared us for this side effect…   When the liver stops functioning well, it affects the mind sooner or later. Father also became disoriented and had to take medication like Risperdal to calm him down at times when he was seeing things that we couldn’t see…   The medical term used here is encephalopathy which indicates any dysfunction of the brain.   In father’s case hi... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1726431 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:00:46 +0100 1726431 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-08-22-cancer-treatment/where-is-the-liver-located/ Clear images to give you a clear answer on the question: where is the liver located. Your liver is partly protected by the rib cage. Your liver consists of two lobes: the right lobe is about six times the size of your left lobe.   Where is the liver in the body?   The scan from father’s metastatic liver cancer should be interpreted as follows:   Where is your liver located ?   The above picture from father’s scan where father is lying on his back. Imagine you are standing at father’s feet looking up:     So in order to know where is the liver located in the human body you need to remember that in the MRI scans you are looking from below and up.   In father’s post of November 2006 where is my liver located, father confusin... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1723528 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:08:20 +0100 1723528 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-08-21-cancer-treatment/new-metastatic-liver-cancer-treatment-chocolate/ Eclairs covered with lots of chocolate was father’s new cancer treatment as in …a treat that brought a smile on father’s face!   Love is the best medicine!   Love doesn’t cure cancer and for sure chocolate is not a treatment for metastatic liver cancer. But love is the best foundation to give the much needed care a terminal cancer patient needs.   Parents love their children and devote lots and lots of their time and energy in raising their kids. The same effort will be needed when you are taking care of a loved one with cancer.   With kids, parents have a dream that they will end up like this or that… when talking about secondary liver cancer your dreams are on hold. The reality is that non of the metastatic liver cancer stories we gathere... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1720412 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:09:13 +0100 1720412 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-08-18-cancer-treatment/where-is-the-liver-located/ Clear images to give you a clear answer on the question: where is the liver located. Your liver is partly protected by the rib cage. Your liver consists of two lobes: the right lobe is about six times the size of your left lobe.   Where is the liver in the body?   The scan from father’s metastatic liver cancer should be interpreted as follows:   Where is your liver located ?   The above picture from father’s scan where father is lying on his back. Imagine you are standing at father’s feet looking up:     So in order to know where is the liver located in the human body you need to remember that in the MRI scans you are looking from below and up.   In father’s post of November 2006 where is my liver located, father confusin... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1711793 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:25:18 +0100 1711793 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-08-15-cancer-treatment/metastatic-liver-cancer-prognosis/ Linda asks our past experience in order to give a metastatic liver cancer prognosis for her aunt of 80 years (commented on Metastatic liver cancer is unfair). Our answer: The candle can burn all the way when well taken care off and without a sudden unexpected breeze.   In our past experience we were given the following prognosis:   the most direct crude answer came from the colon specialist saying: "your father is dying". Asked how long father would live he said: "most likely 3 to 6 months without any chemotherapy."  the young oncologist said: "since we don’t know the primary cancer, I will have to give a very aggressive chemotherapy, and there is no guarantee that your father will survive the chemotherapy"  the liver specialist sa... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1709327 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:49:48 +0100 1709327 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-08-14-cancer-treatment/colonoscopy-cant-always-prevent-metastatic-liver-cancer/     Laura’s mother (75) has cancer of the small intestine that spread to her liver. Her mom started having colonoscopy’s at the age of 50 and nothing showed up ever…   Unfortunately a colonoscopy test only looks into the rectum and colon through a long, flexible, narrow tube - the colonoscope. It doesn’t detect anything in the small intestine because it never looks there. (The small intestine starts where the colon or large intestine stops, see picture below)     So there you are : well informed, doing what you have learned to prevent cancer and yet again you end up with metastatic liver cancer?   Again modern medicine focuses way to little on cancer prevention. How many times have you seen Dr. Oz and Dr. Drew promoting colonoscopy, D... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1704786 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:34:14 +0100 1704786 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-08-11-cancer-treatment/metastatic-liver-cancer-is-unfair/ Why is metastatic liver cancer so unfair asks Lyndsey in a comment on Alan’s liver cancer story?   Unfortunately we have no answer to this question…   We also asked ourselves why lots of people get away with bad things and a hard working father who always tried to do the best for his family and friends has to end up with metastatic liver cancer.   It just doesn’t make any sense at all.   Oprah will answer you that God or the universe is trying to tell you something. But you just don’t understand it yet…   If you know what father went through the last few weeks of his life with secondary liver cancer, you really wonder why God or the universe hasn’t better ways to get their message through.   And why do we have to get this mes... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1696307 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 04:58:11 +0100 1696307 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-08-11-cancer-treatment/a-cure-for-metastatic-liver-cancer/ Why is there no cure for metastatic liver cancer? Why do governments spend more money to kill people than to cure people?   Where are all the metastatic liver cancer survivors? Please leave a comment if you know any!   I saw a repeated Oprah show yesterday promoting the movie Sex and the City. Seems that Cynthia Nixon has breast cancer but got cured. Good for Cynthia that she is cured, but:   I am really fed up with the clapping for people being cured of cancer. What’s there to clap for?   What about the people that have been taking care of a cancer loved one who didn’t survive? Why don’t they get a standing ovation? Why aren’t they even invited on TV?   It’s obvious that only cancer survivors can talk, but why not make an effort to i... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1696308 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:00:28 +0100 1696308 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-08-08-cancer-treatment/what-hotdogs-pesticides-and-metastatic-liver-cancer-have-in-common/ Hotdogs contain preservatives, which in some cases is a cute word for poison. Pesticides is another word for pest killing poison and metastatic liver cancer will kill you for sure.   The American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) and the World Cancer Research Fund concluded that when it comes to colon cancer, there is absolutely processed meat is NOT safe to eat. In fact, according to researchers, just one 50-gram serving of bacon, sausage, deli meats or other processed meat daily increases our risk of colorectal cancer, on average, by 21 percent.   Money talks, metastatic liver cancer patient die   Unfortunately there is no big and strong organisation fighting for the rights of people passing away because of metastatic liver cancer. Most people having metastatic liver c... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1689085 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 07:27:31 +0100 1689085 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-08-04-cancer-treatment/alans-liver-cancer-story/ Again another story about liver cancer that’s quite different from the survivor stories you tend to get spoon-fed through TV and media… Commented on Kaye’s Metastatic Liver Cancer Story   Hi, My Dad also died from liver cancer.   When Kay said that they only had 9 days from diagnosis till Kim passed away, it was similar for us.   We had 2 weeks but my dad was fine in the sense that he was able to be up and about. His mental state was fine as well. Doctors said my dad had 3 months to live, but he just went into a sleep & didn’t really wake up.. The shock of how fast it happened was unreal, it was like a car crash… My father Donald passed on the 16 July 2006. He was only 52 & it’s still very hard to deal with it, like the last 2 years did... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1677248 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:21:55 +0100 1677248 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-07-24-cancer-treatment/metastatic-liver-cancer-end-symptoms/ You can easily compare the metastatic liver cancer end symptoms to your beloved snowman melting away in front of your eyes… It’s already bad enough that modern health care isn’t able to detect metastatic liver cancer symptoms early. Doctors don’t prepare you for the deterioration of the liver cancer patient either….   All the information we got from our GP:   father has 3 to 6 months to live, make sure to focus on "quality of life"  he will get more pain, so you will have to give more painkillers  painkillers make a person constipated, so you will have to monitor that as well and react accordingly   Sounds easy, but reality is far different. And notice, the specialists said nothing about this, although one specialist said:... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1649115 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:59:37 +0100 1649115 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-07-18-cancer-treatment/debbies-mama-has-liver-and-bone-cancer/ 13 liver cancer patients will have died when only 1 is still standing after 5 years. Think about this when you clap for a cancer survivor on TV: you are watching the exception to the rule. Liver cancer survival rates are bottom low. Worldwide 7 % of the people diagnosed with liver cancer will be alive 5 years later. This means if you have a room with 14 people diagnosed with liver cancer, only 1 of them will be alive in 5 years.   13 of these 14 people won’t stand a chance to be aired on TV at Oprah, Dr Oz, Dr Drew…   Please Oprah: stop saying "how smart" Dr. Oz is. Have a look at what Dr. Oz doesn’t know.   If you can only save 1 person out of 14 liver cancer patients, then there is no reason to glorify the doctor’s knowledge… &nbsp... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1635017 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:05:16 +0100 1635017 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-07-15-cancer-treatment/how-do-you-prevent-liver-cancer/ Since there is no miracle liver cancer treatment, you better read our answers about how do your prevent liver cancer. Liver cancer is the most common cancer in the world. It is also the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. You might enjoy the stories of cancer survivors, but reality is bitter. The prognosis for HCC is never good with a liver cancer survival rate of less than a year. It may be impossible to prevent metastatic liver cancer, but there are possibilities of reducing the risks of getting primary liver cancer… or so says the medical world:   Maintaining a healthy lifestyle and getting the Hepatitis B vaccine is the most effective way of preventing liver cancer   There are 2 parties involved in maintaining a healthy lifestyle:   your per... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1622242 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:05:11 +0100 1622242 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-06-30-cancer-treatment/liver-cancer/ Another Liver Cancer story we received in our call for "Do you have a liver cancer story". Thanks Kaye for sharing Kim’s liver cancer story. All our love and hugs. Please leave a comment and show Kaye your support! For those new in liver cancer, Kaye’s story just like father’s metastatic liver cancer story tells you: there is an invisible killer amongst us that even the medical world cannot pinpoint on time… lots of doctors ignore red flags that should point to further analyses and could point to an early detection of cancer (why we have all these medical facilities and people, when they are just under used???, don’t say it’s too expensive: nothing compares with the billions wasted in Iraq…) For those that have a loved one with cancer ... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1554496 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:13:33 +0100 1554496 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-06-28-cancer-treatment/primary-liver-cancer/ 1997: Singer Lawrence Payton of the Four Tops died of primary liver cancer in Detroit. He was only 59. Read our clear information about treatments, symptoms, prognosis, primary and secondary liver cancer. Technorati Tags: four tops, lawrence payton, Liver Cancer, primary liver cancer, prognosis, Secondary liver cancer (Source: Metastatic liver cancer) Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1554497 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:55:46 +0100 1554497 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-06-26-cancer-treatment/people-with-leukodystrophy/ Joseph is 20 months old, a charmer with a very cheeky smile. Joseph is also one of those rare people with leukodystrophy. Leukodystrophy is one of those huge words like we-see-what-it-is-but-we-have-no-cure-disease. From all the leukodystrophy forms, Joseph has Aicardi Goutieres Syndrome (AGS): an extremely rare form of Leukodystrophy with only 50 known cases in the world. So far for the medical part, which similar in liver cancer cases covers more words and literature than the human part:     Meet the people behind leukodystrophy!   Go and read Joseph’s parents Matt and Colette’s pages for some extra inspiration:   if you or your loved one are experiencing an incurable disease if you want to know more about love and care for people with leukodystrophy... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1546765 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:21:16 +0100 1546765 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-06-24-cancer-treatment/liver-cancer-glossary/ Find all cancer words clearly explained here. We know: it drives you mad all these terms: why can’t doctors speak propper English when you have liver cancer? Medical Liver Cancer Glossary Use our alphabetical glossary or find the most used cancer terms further below.   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z   Most common terms used when a person has liver cancer:   5 FU : 5-fluorouracil : the anticancer drug father would have been given by the oncologist when father would have agreed. Father’s answer was more in the sense of: 5FU? F… you! Abdominal pain: Any pain in the belly (the abdomen). The followi... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1543406 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:08:34 +0100 1543406 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-06-21-cancer-treatment/primary-liver-cancer/ 1997: Singer Lawrence Payton of the Four Tops died of primary liver cancer in Detroit. He was only 59. Read our clear information about treatments, symptoms, prognosis, primary and secondary liver cancer. Technorati Tags: four tops, lawrence payton, Liver Cancer, primary liver cancer, prognosis, Secondary liver cancer (Source: Metastatic liver cancer) Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1535833 Sat, 21 Jun 2008 03:55:46 +0100 1535833 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-06-20-cancer-treatment/please-pray-for-kathys-liver-metastasis/ Kathy was recently diagnosed with lung cancer and metastatic liver cancer. Her sister Phyllis wrote the following comment on Cancer stages: cancer story from Gina Hage   My sister was just diagnosed with lung cancer (never smoked) brain,bone and liver metastasis and in her glands. She did not have any symptoms, only occasional headaches which she took OTC meds for. She woke up on Saturday morning 2 weeks ago in severe pain all over, went to ER and the rest is history. She is having radiation treatments to the brain and back to help alleviate pain. Please pray for her (Kathy).   Kathy is in our prayers Phyllis. And you are right: you don’t need to smoke in order to get lung cancer. Cancer just lures everywhere.   The brother of my father who died with metastatic liv... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1531406 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:53:50 +0100 1531406 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-06-07-cancer-treatment/metastatic-liver-cancer-3/ Another metastatic liver cancer story: from Idana, posted 3 months ago on Pammy’s Liver cancer story : please give your hugs! Idana’s metastatic liver cancer story I’m reading this….. My dad just got diagnosed with metastasic liver cancer, and he is feeling terrible, so do we. We will see the oncologist in two days for the first time, doubts and fear is not nice. He has two base ball sized masses on liver, some smaller ones on lungs and bones. Two months ago he seemed very good and now he is pale and skinny, he seems very week, and desperate about pain, taking like 60 mg of morphine twice a day… I was making some research when I found you…. I’m so sorry some of us have to go through this…. it is very painful for us to see a beloved one go through such pain…. Letâ€... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1500025 Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:38:59 +0100 1500025 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-06-06-cancer-treatment/liver-cancer/ Another Liver Cancer story we received in our call for "Do you have a liver cancer story". Thanks Kaye for sharing Kim’s liver cancer story. All our love and hugs. Please leave a comment and show Kaye your support! For those new in liver cancer, Kaye’s story just like father’s metastatic liver cancer story tells you: there is an invisible killer amongst us that even the medical world cannot pinpoint on time… lots of doctors ignore red flags that should point to further analyses and could point to an early detection of cancer (why we have all these medical facilities and people, when they are just under used???, don’t say it’s too expensive: nothing compares with the billions wasted in Iraq…) For those that have a loved one with cancer ... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1500026 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:59:54 +0100 1500026 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-06-06-cancer-treatment/undifferentiated-adenocarcinoma-metastatic-liver-cancer-unknown-primary/ As far as I remember, "undifferentiated adenocarcinoma metastatic liver cancer unknown primary" was father’s diagnosis. I only got alarmed after the 5th word when it said:   cancer.   When I then saw father’s liver looking like a raisin bread over-generously filled with raisons…   Unfortunately in father’s case, these raisins were malignant tumors, so surgery nor any other kind of more advance tumor treatments became an option. Then the doctors were fast enough to explain that metastatic was another term for mentioning that there was a second cancer somewhere in father’s body that caused his liver cancer. And if a miracle could treat the cancers inside father’s liver, we still needed to cure the primary cancer.   16 months... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1500027 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:00:00 +0100 1500027 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-06-06-cancer-treatment/sandy-mandy-angiosarcoma-of-the-liver-metastatic-liver-cancer/ Today we thank Mandy and Sandy for sharing their liver cancer stories: Sandy comments on: Primary and secondary liver cancer treatments Mandy comments on: Angiosarcoma of the liver Every cancer story is different: but sometimes you learn more form people who already went the cancer path than trying to figure out what the doctors are saying. Sandy on Primary and secondary liver cancer treatments My father died of secondary liver cancer nearly 12 months ago. He was diagnosed on the first year anniversary of my mothers death, he passed away 6 weeks later with us around him. He went down hill so fast. He had 2 primary cancers and 4 secondary cancers. 2 Primary cancers: prostate cancer and bowel cancer. 4 Secondary cancers: the lymph glands, bones, pancreas and liver. My dad was ... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1500028 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:10:16 +0100 1500028 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-06-06-cancer-treatment/kayes-metastatic-liver-cancer-story/ Kaye shares here metastatic liver cancer story below commenting on Kristen’s cancer story. Please share your cancer stories, as they will help others: coping with the drastic change that occurs in your daily life due to cancer knowing that they are not alone and can ask us Thanks for sharing Kaye! Kaye’s Cancer Story I feel so much for what you and your family are going through Kristen. I went through the diagnosis and dying period of my husband Kim in a state of shock and the period where he withdrew was so hard as we were like one in life. I reckon if a cancer can enter your families’ life as unforeseen and uninvited as it has then there is every possibility that a miracle can as well. It just wasn’t the case for my Kim and he left us soooo quickly. Kim was not af... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1497534 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:22:32 +0100 1497534 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-06-05-cancer-treatment/undifferentiated-adenocarcinoma-metastatic-liver-cancer-unknown-primary/ As far as I remember, "undifferentiated adenocarcinoma metastatic liver cancer unknown primary" was father’s diagnosis. I only got alarmed after the 5th word when it said:   cancer.   When I then saw father’s liver looking like a raisin bread over-generously filled with raisons…   Unfortunately in father’s case, these raisins were malignant tumors, so surgery nor any other kind of more advance tumor treatments became an option. Then the doctors were fast enough to explain that metastatic was another term for mentioning that there was a second cancer somewhere in father’s body that caused his liver cancer. And if a miracle could treat the cancers inside father’s liver, we still needed to cure the primary cancer.   16 months... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1494411 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:00:00 +0100 1494411