New to list but old caregiver to wife Vicki. 9/29/06 is our 50th.
My wife 78, has a liver tumor 14x12x13 cm on the last ct scan a month ago. Diagnostician at Memorial Sloane Kettering CC in Manhattan stated that it's about 85% necrotic in the middle. The size has remained basically the same over the last two years, the CEA bounces up and down between 45-190. Currently she is getting Camptosar, Xeloda & Avastin
She has getting chemo every three weeks since Dec 2001 but at only half strenght doses. Also some rest periods for a month or two.
Other than lack of energy she has been doing very well.
Colorectal cancer was discovered in October 1998, 1' ascending colon &
tumor removed from rectum, followed by 5fu for six months.
Then it metastasized to liver in Nov 2001.
Would like to hear/learn more about Liver Resection. Was under the impression that growth had to be very, very small for laparoscopic surgery. herb/vicki...