My dad has cancer

[flynnzkom]

My dad has cancer ..hepatic and colon .. the doc said he will stay just a few month but niw 10 months already .. but his symptoms get worse.. after 11 chemo ... now he has stomach pain and cant eat.. how long can he stay with me . ?

[GeezLouize75]

My sister, (now deceased), was diagnosed with Stage IV Rectal Cancer in the beginning of 2007.  She had radiation on the tumors in her rectum and it worked.  They also found a spot on her lung and several on her liver.  She did chemo and radiation for the better part of 2007 through 2008.  They did a surgery (endoscopically) and burned the lesions on her liver as best they could.  They ended up coming back. Around November 2008, the docs said they had done all they could do.  She was put in the hospital in March 2009 where they found another tumor that had eaten through the lining of her vagina.  They did radiation on it, to no avail.  In April, hospice was called in.  She had to get ascites fluid drained from her liver cavity on a daily basis for the last 2 weeks of her life.  I did an internet search and found out that this happens when the organs start shutting down.  She died the middle of May, this year.  From the day she was diagnosed, I did research, research, research on Stage IV cancers.  The prognosis for Stage IV is the worst of all the stages BUT some people respond to treatment even though they have Stage IV.  

I just wanted to share what I have experienced with metastatic liver and lung cancer.  I would definitely get him signed up with Cancer Centers of America or MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston where they are always trying new medication.  You can do a "Self Referral" for these centers via the internet and don't have to wait for a referral from your doctor.

Take care and God Bless.