Comments on: How to survive secondary liver cancer

By: Daughter SK

Daughter SK — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Hi Mita,

Thanks for sharing and please keep on updating us.

It will be great that another survivor keeps on sharing on our site.

Our most active survivor is Jim’s son, you can read his latest news at http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2009-09-16-cancer-treatment/jims-son-happy-1-year-metastatic-liver-cancer-anniversary/

Anything that improves the immune system will be positive in surviving cancer. According to Jim, a varied diet is part of this, as well as exercise. For the herbal part, mushrooms seems to be good as well.

We wish you well Mita and look forward for your updates!

Lots of hugs,

Kim

By: Mita

Mita — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

I would be so honoured to be in touch with other survivors. I know they say its very difficult to survive this. But I am a survivor, its hard, but I’m going to do it, and with the help of others and this website, we can help each other to survive.

By: Mita Chohan

Mita Chohan — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Hi, I came across with website whilst looking for ways to help me survive secondary breast cancer in the bones and now in the liver.
I’ve been on chemo since Jan 2010. I May this year my oncologist changed my chemo as a CT scan showed a negative responce. I decided from then, that although I would continue to have further chemo of a differant kind, I was also going to try alternative medicine: herbal.I have changed my outlook of things and have become more positive and confident that I will survive this and will not let the cancer kill me, I am going to die of old age.I will see my girls get married and have children and see them get married. I will not give in to this horrible disease. I surround myself with positive thoughts, family and friends. I have now taken early retirement too and eliminated that stress from my life. Although I’m still on chemo, I feel well and energetic. I will survive.

By: Secondary Liver Cancer

Secondary Liver Cancer — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

If you can’t bake a cake, you can’t tell others there is no way they can bake a cake, can you? However that’s what doctors who cannot cure secondary liver cancer say… “I can’t cure it, so nobody can.” As narrow minded as it gets.

Dear Linsey,

Hugs to you and we know what happens with your mind when you hear your loved one has secondary liver cancer, add to that with unknown primary: exactly what my father had.

At that time, doctors said that there is no cure. Now when you take away a person’s hope, sure the person won’t cure. And who of the few secondary liver cancer survivors got this “there is no hope” news? All of them!

Statistics are against us, but we are human beings, not mathematical figures.

Most doctors don’t know any survivor, so they don’t know where to start. Now you do!

All of our survivors do have chemotherapy but add to that first and foremost the believe that they can beat it.

The best advice is not trying this or that and putting your hopes in one miracle cure. If that cure existed, we would all know and be using it.

The key is doing everything right, and your best outcome is to find a doctor who is treating a secondary liver cancer survivor. Again: one doctor won’t be the miracle doctor, but if you find a team of people that want to go the extra mile and have positive experiences in treating cancer, you are much better of than listening to your “of the mill doctor that doesn’t know there are survivors”.

Apart from believing, you need to do everything to boost the immun system and the overal healt: both that are under severe attack due to th side effects of chemotherapy.

Wish I could point you to a doctor that is trating secondary liver cancer survivors, maybe one day Jim or the others can share their doctors with us.

By: Linsey

Linsey — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

My mother-in-law was diagnosed with secondary liver cancer of unknown primary orgiin about 6 weeks ago. She was quite symptomatic at the time so the oncologist suggested starting aggressive chemo quickly. The metastatic cancer of the liver is quite extensive, leaving no option for resection. Her liver function tests have been good, but now her blood counts are starting to drop. She recieved second opinion at Mayo who also told her the same devastating news…her and my father-in-law are losing hope!!!! MY BIGGEST FEAR! I desperately would like them to seek a naturopathic Doctor, however when I present this I need it to seem not too overwhelming but most importantly hopeful! We live in Wisconsin, however travel is an option. Looking for a suggestion of an Alternative Therapy Cancer Center…Also, is it recommended to continue this aggressive Chemo along with alternative methods? I read throughout my research that often individuals do not have conventional treatment often live longer than those who are treated with conventional treatment such as chemo? As you can tell my mind is running in circles!

By: Secondary Liver Cancer

Secondary Liver Cancer — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Dear Reyna,

Your doctors should be able to explain you what kind of infection your friend has.

A side effect of chemotherapy is that it reduces a person’s immune system, which make it easier for infections to surface.

Again, ask the doctor, or ask your friend’s GP to ask the doctors.

By: reyna

reyna — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

My best friend has been diagnose with cancer matastTIC to liver . She ‘s had her first quemo las week but now she is having an infeccion on her legs why is this , does anyboby know why.

By: Marcie Ridings

Marcie Ridings — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

A friend of mine has just recently been diagnosed with metastatic liver cancer originating in the bile duct. Does anyone have any suggestions for alternative treatments he has just started chemo and has reacted well with no sickness, but his calcium levels keep raising. Is there anything to do for this?
Thank you for this site!!

By: Mary F

Mary F — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Hi, Robert! Hope your father is reacting well to a new treatment. My own father has also adenocarcinoma in the liver with unknown primary source and will be starting chemo soon. In the meantime, he runs high fever every day and when it drops, he keeps sweating for long hours. (I am talking about getting rid of A LOT OF sweat. He cannot sleep because of this, and his whole nervous system is a mess. Has anyone suffered or heard of this before? Are there any natural remedies to help out?

By: Gaby Misura

Gaby Misura — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Hi Robert,
I just now read your request. I’am a stage 4 liver cancer patient. My cancer was in the eye and traveled to the liver as of August 2008. Currently I’am undergoing a Trial with the chemo directly injected to 1/2 the liver. I had 2 sessions and my cancer has stopped growing and multiplying…

By: Robert Bruno Jr.

Robert Bruno Jr. — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

My father is suffering from secondary liver cancer from unknown primary. Doctors have given up on him, but we haven’t. Chemo, they say has not worked. Please help us if you can!

By: Metastatic liver cancer prognosis

Metastatic liver cancer prognosis — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

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