A member asked:

Grandpa diagnosed with lungcancer a week back bilirubin count is very high so they cant start chemo.can we expect him to be better?

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Possibly: With a diagnosis of lung cancer presence of an elevated bilirubin suggests not so much liver disease but metastasis to regional nodes at the porta hepatis An intrahepatic lesion can also bock ducts A stent should be inserted to allow the jaundice to subside and chemo or immunochemo given. Several new drugs including checkpoint inhibitors can be used.

Answered 1/22/2017

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