Looking for Liver Cancer Treatment and Solution for Dad Posted: 10-25-07 02:44am
Hi, I think you are well educated, so I'm
going to ask you to help find a cure for
my dad with liver cancer with not much
time left.
-My dad is around 55 years old.
-He is diabetic.
-Under his belly is fluid that makes his
belly bloated(caused by bad liver?).
-He has Liver Cancer.
-Since a few days ago, he had a kidney
failure and internal bleeding caused by
the Liver Cancer.
-Not eating much.
-Very tired.
-Being taken cared of at University of
California San Francisco(UCSF).
-I'm getting serious implications that
there's nothing they can do except to ease
his pain and wait for him to past away!
what
-Pain on legs and belly
PLEASE HELP ME FIND A SOLUTION!! Please
reply soon
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MandMs
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Posted: 10-26-07 04:40am
I'm very sorry your father is suffering
from such a severe disease.
I think he is at the right place and
doctors know what can be done in that
situation.
Advanced liver failure is the major cause
for ascites (accumulation of fluid in
abdominal cavity)
Your father is feeling loss of appetite
and abdominal pain due to serious
accumulation of fluid. Is he experiencing
frequent heartburn?
As the condition worsens, however, the
swelling may extend up the leg (pain in
his leg) As more fluid accumulates, it
may spread up into the chest cavity
(pleural effusion) and cause him
difficulty breathing.
Liver and kidney failure are
complications of liver cancer.
Liver cancer is rarely discovered early
(has symptoms only in advanced stages)
and is difficult to control with current
treatments. That's why the prognosis is
often poor. Treatments only can help
control pain and improve quality of life.
When was your father diagnosed with liver
cancer?
I don't know if there can be done anything
to help your father, but if you like you
can talk to his doctors about medicine
called sorafenib.
It's a first effective systemic treatment
that cuts off the blood supply feeding the
tumor. It is believed to work on tumors
within the liver and those that have
spread elsewhere.
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