My dad also died of liver cancer 3 years ago. Pretty much the same deal as Dion's dad. They detected something on my dad's liver while removing a gall stone. By the time they diagnosed it, it was pretty much too late. He was gone in 6 months. Chemo and resections were not an option. The doctor explained to me that the liver is like an onion, having many layers. And the tumour often embeds itself into multiple layers. So chemo would not help the lower layers and resection would only work in very very specific cases.
When the tumour spread, it spread like wildflower. Or I guess the doctor compared it more to a mushroom effect where it suddenly blooms.
I'm pretty sure the doctor was just giving us lip service when they told us about all these experimental drugs that are being tested to treat liver cancer, that may be on the market soon. But who knows.
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