Question 1

how long can you survive stage 4 liver cancer?

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3-6 months: Though survival has been improving in liver cancer over the past decade, the numbers are still not encouraging. For all patients regardless of stage the survival without treatment is less than 1 year. With maximal treatment survival rises to 20-65% at 1 yr and 10-20% at 5 years. For stage IV disease survival is less than 2 months without treatment and as much as 8 months with maximal treatment.

Question 2

how long does someone with stage 4 liver cancer have to live?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Depends on level of tumor burden and response of tumor to treatment

here is a good resource:
http://www.Cancer.Net/cancer-types/liver-cancer.

Question 3

my moms battling liver cancer for over a year & it has spread to her lungs. she told me it was at stage 4 & wanted to know how much longer she has.

Accepted Answer

Help her: She needs emotional and spiritual help , you and your family members  along with friends make her end part of her journey in this world, as comfortable as possible, who  can give time only he can give , but based unavailable data not much

Question 4

my mom, 84, stage 4 hepatoma liver cancer, she has been vomitting and diarhhea. is that means she is coming to the end of her life? how much longer?

Accepted Answer

terminal hepatoma: Advance hematoma has a limited life expectancy usually 4 to 6 months or even shorter based on how advance the disease is at diagnosis. There are new advances and treatment s like an oral medication called sorafanib that may prolong survival but it's not a cure and with her old age she may not tolerate the side effects.

Question 5

what is stage 4 liver cancer?

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Metastatic disease: Stage 4 for a cancer means that the tumor has spread to other organs and is rarely curable.

Question 6

are there any cures for stage 4 liver cancer?

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Disease management: You can manage the disease, but you cannot make it go away completely.

Question 7

how to get diagnosed with stage 4 liver cancer?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Stage IV hepatocellular cancer is defined by a tumor that originates in the liver and spreads to distant sites like the lung or other organs.  The diagnosis may be made with a CT scan and occasionally liver-specific tumor markers like Alpha fetoprotein (AFP).  Other Stage IV cancers like colorectal cancer can spread to the liver, but that is technically different.

Question 8

how long you can live with stage 4 liver cancer?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Most "liver cancers" are not from the liver but metastatic from other places. The prognosis will vary depending on the source and aggressiveness of the primary cancer.  Also depends on the general health, the number of lesions, and how aggressive is the treatment given. A precious few patients can be potentially cured under the right circumstances and with the right therapy. Most, sadly, will not.

Question 9

what are common prognoses for stage 4 liver cancer?

Accepted Answer

Prognosis is gaurded: See this web site from the american cancer society for guidance.

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/livercancer/detailedguide/liver-cancer-survival-rates.

Question 10

how long can a perdon live with stage 4 liver cancer?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Depends on how the cancer is responding to treatment. Here is a review of liver cancer

http://www.Cancer.Net/cancer-types/liver-cancer.

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