can you actually get liver cancer

[smartypants40]

hi there my hubby has liver cancer to but we were told that it was secondary cancer as it has to start somewhere else (primary) he also has two spots in lungs once it has travelled to the liver how bad is it??? (he has 4 big spots on liver)

[namratasnv]

That's good that your doctors getting the symptoms for cancer in the secondary stages.
Generally these cancers are not recognized in the primary stages and can be dangerous at last.

[sage009]

This is one of the hardest things in the world to go through, but Ive seen amazing things happen in my life that have kept me going, things that remind me none of us are ever alone. Stay strong your a mom of two so you know all about strength already.  Try to google the words adenocarcinoma forums,  this way you can get information from people who are going through it first hand.  There are incredible advances in research happening all the time and the more people you talk to the more you learn.

My prayers are with you all.

[eureka254]

My heart goes out to you and your family.  Stay strong, and don't lose hope.  Did the doctors give you information about his Staging?  If the adenocarcinoma has not spread to bone or brain, he may be able to be treated with radiation or chemo -- I hope your husband has good oncologists and radiologists on board.

I know when my husband was told more than 50% of hepatoma patients don't make it 12 months, we were devastated, but the human body is amazing and life full of miracles -- he's almost 3 years out from his diagnosis.  If nothing else, I've learned no one -- not doctors, not specialists, not scientists -- can tell you how long anyone of us has.  My very heartfelt prayers to you and your husband at this most difficult time.  Take care. ~eureka

[GeezLouize75]

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I hope this might help.  or try MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.  Good luck and God Bless you.   Stay Positive and Hang in there.

[smartypants40]

we are certainly not giving up but i have to keep going for the children we are off to onecology at auckland hospital and cancer society and palitive care however these help the symtoms.

[smartypants40]

Hi we got the results of the biosopy brian has Adenocarcinoma which attacks the glands ans has done. it is incurable and 50% live a year and 50% live 6 months. what a bomb shell, we have two beauitful girls 10 and 6 . so now the next step thank you all for your support,\

[sage009]

Why haven't the doctors found the primary cancer?  That is key here.  Some cancers even though they have spread are still treatable depending on their origin. Your husband needs to be seen at a cancer center of excellance.
Stay hopeful and inform yourself as much as possible.

[eureka254]

The majority of liver cancers are metastatic -- it is more frequent to find it secondary to an existing cancer. Primary liver cancer is more rare, but not impossible -- my husband had primary liver cancer removal in 2007-- but it usually only occurs in people with already existing liver diseases (hepatitis, HBV, cirrhosis, etc.)  

I don't know much about lung cancer treatments, but there are treatments available that may slow down liver cancer, including oral medication, ethanol injection, radiofrequency ablation, and chemo-embolism.  (However, they may or may not be an option if he also has lung tumors.)  I hope that helps, and my best wishes to you and he both. ~eureka

[GeezLouize75]

I am reluctant to respond to your posting, but 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 hope I don't make you feel I was trying to try to say you should have no hope for your husband.  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.

My prayers are with you and him. Take Care and God Bless your family.