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Suggest Treatment For Liver Cancer

My sister, has had on goin kimo for the past 5 years. She had a breast amputated and then 2 years later she got a spot on her liver and it appeared to get worse. Now she has a spot on her brain and had to go to the emerge room because her feet swole up like basketballs and she began to get very weak, is that a sign of the cancer is messing wit her liver now? Can this question be answered.
Mon, 24 Nov 2014
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Thanks for your question on HCM.
There are few reasons for swollen legs in her case.
1. Spread of cancer in lower limb lymphatic system can cause obstruction to the flow and cause edema.
2. Liver metastases if not treated can cause liver failure and thus protein (albumin) produced by liver is low. Hypoalbuminemia can cause lower limb edema.
3. Liver failure also cause severe anaemia. Low Hemoglobin can also be the cause for this.
But in any of the reason, prognosis is very poor. She is running towards end stage disease. In my opinion life expectancy is less than 2-3 months.
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Suggest Treatment For Liver Cancer

Thanks for your question on HCM. There are few reasons for swollen legs in her case. 1. Spread of cancer in lower limb lymphatic system can cause obstruction to the flow and cause edema. 2. Liver metastases if not treated can cause liver failure and thus protein (albumin) produced by liver is low. Hypoalbuminemia can cause lower limb edema. 3. Liver failure also cause severe anaemia. Low Hemoglobin can also be the cause for this. But in any of the reason, prognosis is very poor. She is running towards end stage disease. In my opinion life expectancy is less than 2-3 months.