Symptoms

My sister has been diagnosed with liver cancer, secondary to breast cancer 16 years ago. She coughs quite frequently and has to spit quite a bit it almost seems as if she has developed asthma. Is thier anyone else who has these symptoms and what did you do to control or stop it. The pathology of the tumor is high in estrogen.

I'm sorry I can't speak to your situation specifically, but do want you to know that we had such wonderful help w/ colon cancer that mets to the liver through the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Liver Cancer Center and Dr. David Geller. He is truly one of the most amazing surgeons and nicest docs we have ever met! He is always making the calls necessary if we have other questions or issues. Check out their website:
http://www.upmclivercancercenter.com/


best of luck!

I just wanted to say thank you for the link to PCMC. Good info
there. I'm a stage IV colorectal cancer patient with mets to the
liver. Was initially told by my oncologist that I'd be dead within
months to a couple years. A second opinion pretty much said the
same thing. I recently met a surgeon who has just moved here
after residency at M.D. Anderson. He says he can resect my liver
tumors. It feels like a miracle that he dropped into my life.

My oncologist is fairly unsupportive of the surgical option, so I'm
looking for other doctors with skills in this area. It looks like
PCMC is exactly the place I need to look.

42 years old and two small children. I very much intent to beat
this thing!!

You've got exactly the right attitude. I'm so happy you finally found the right doc...they're out there, it is just a matter of finding them. Our Dr. Geller at UPMC was our miracle #2 after Dr. Ghany at OSU was miracle #1....together they've given my dad so much quality time and he continues to do fabulously. Dr. Geller will resect livers when no one else will....and do it with great success. Their constant (every 3 month scanning) vigil is what helps us keep track if anything pops up anywhere else and how to beat it down before it gets too crazy. Best of luck to you and just keep the positive attitude...that is half the battle...and great docs and surgeons are the other half! Those bad docs talk about the 1% and the 2%...the good docs help us become those 1 and 2%! Someone has to be!!!

My mother in law, 85 y.o., has primary colorectal cancer that has spread to her liver, kidney and bowel.
Her health is failing rapidly. She too is having problems with her breathing. She has spit up "blood with chunks". I did not see it but she told me about it. I have kept her elevated and gotten her to sit up in a chair for a couple of hours but her breathing becomes more ragged.
I'm keeping her fluids up and cook things that might be appetizing and easy to eat for her. I've noticed her urine output is decreasing. The colour has not changed too much. She has started to hallucinate as well.
I am in a connundrum on whether to take her to the emergency room at the hospital so she can be admitted which entails long, uncomfortable waiting times with no certainty that she WILL be admitted or to keep her at home and give her what palliative care I can here. The decision will have to be made on her ultimate comfort and level of care. I don't want to throw in the towel but when is it time to rely on the medical community.
I will have to decide soon or God will make the decision for me.
Thanks, guys, for listening.