Question 1

what are the chances of survival of secondary cancer in the liver?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Depends on the type. For colon, the most common, can be up to 40% in selected cases treated with combinations of surgery (resection) and chemotherapy.

Question 2

secondary cancer in the liver. could you tell mw what foods are good to eat?

Accepted Answer

Whatever you enjoy: Metastatic cancer in the liver won't have its progression affected in a major way by any food choices. You might be wisest simply to enjoy the time that you have left, try to stay as physically active as you can, make informed choices about treatment options, and spend time with loved ones and finishing up the list of things you want to do. Best wishes.

Question 3

after having colon cancer they found me 4 tumor cancer in the liver. they are giving me chemoteraphy to reduce the sizes. and then perform surgery. what are my chances to survive?

Accepted Answer

Talk to oncology: This is a difficult question and is best discussed with your oncologist since they will have more information and be able to counsel you appropriately.

Question 4

due to cancer in the liver there is increasing severe swelling in the midsection to feet,  now is leaking alot. no usual treatment for swelling helps.

Accepted Answer

Ascites: Often with advanced liver disease, the normal drainage of the liver backs up and you develop what is known as "portal hypertension" which is accompanied by retention of fluid in the abdomen and tissues. Consult your treatment team for options. Sometimes a surgical shunt - a portal caval shunt - can be inserted to aid in the drainage. Periodic fluid aspiration from the abdomen is also employed.

Question 5

will an abdominal ultrasound reveal cancer in the liver, pancreas, kidneys, etc??? or could it miss that?

Accepted Answer

Abdominal cancer. : An ultrasound may suggest that there is a solid lesion in one of these organs; however, there are better tests, such as CT or MRI scanning, that will give much more detailed anatomic pictures of these areas.

Question 6

can a full abdominal ultrasound and a double contrast ct  scan miss cancer in the liver or any part of the abdomen?

Accepted Answer

Yes: That sounds like a pretty comprehensive battery of tests, so unlikely it will miss a tumor but of course there is always room for both false positive and false negative exams.

Question 7

76 year old female with stage 4 small cell lung cancer, also in the liver.  presenting with hand shakes & skin peeling off her hands- whats happening?

Accepted Answer

This sounds like: a response to chemotherapy. Since we do not know her medical history or treatment history it would be best to contact her treating health care provider for more information regarding this current condition.

Question 8

how long can you live with metastatic cancer of the bowels in the liver?

Accepted Answer

It depends...: Hard to answer in this setting. Treatments are improving.
For colon cancer metastatic (spread) to liver options include:
a) surgery or other "local" liver treatments (rfa, cryotherapy, etc) if confined
b) chemotherapy for systemic (non-local) treatment
c) palliative / symptom control without active therapy
colon cancer with only one or few (oligo) metastatic disease to the liver can even be cured.

Question 9

why does a person with cancer in the esophagus, stomach and liver lose their balance?

Accepted Answer

Seek help fm Oncolog: There can be more than one reasons. Your doctor can figure this out better since he/she knows more about your Cancer and your labs. Make sure that you are not anemic( low Hb level). Also some chemo drugs can cause peripheral neuropathy. Tumor can also get to the brain although it is uncommon with this type of Cancer.

Question 10

cancer of unknown primary in the liver stage 4. inoperable. treatment for such? life expectancy?

Accepted Answer

ACUP: Adenocarcinoma of unknown primary in the liver- could be originally from lung, colon, from the bile duct , prostate etc. It would be nice to be able to find the primary cancer.There are algorithm we use to try to find the primary." cancertype-id" can be done also to help finding the primary. It will tell you probablity of the primary cancer. If primary can'e be found- chemo-carbo/taxol can be used.

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After having colon cancer they found me 4 tumor cancer in the liver. they are giving me chemoteraphy to reduce the sizes. and then perform surgery. what are my chances to survive?

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Due to cancer in the liver there is increasing severe swelling in the midsection to feet, now is leaking alot. no usual treatment for swelling helps.

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Will an abdominal ultrasound reveal cancer in the liver, pancreas, kidneys, etc??? or could it miss that?

A member asked:

Can a full abdominal ultrasound and a double contrast ct scan miss cancer in the liver or any part of the abdomen?

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76 year old female with stage 4 small cell lung cancer, also in the liver. presenting with hand shakes & skin peeling off her hands- whats happening?

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How long can you live with metastatic cancer of the bowels in the liver?

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Why does a person with cancer in the esophagus, stomach and liver lose their balance?

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Cancer of unknown primary in the liver stage 4. inoperable. treatment for such? life expectancy?

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