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Kindly share insights about the medication Sorafenib.
Query: Hello doctor,My relative was recently diagnosed with liver cancer, and the doctor suggested taking a medication called Sorafenib. Can you provide some information on how the medication Sorafenib works in treating liver cancer? I am trying to understand its potential benefits and any side effects tha... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. Liver cancer is a very bad cancer with a poor prognosis except if the tumor can be resected completely at a very early stage. For advanced liver cancers (HCC- Hepatocellular carcinoma), immunotherapy using Nivolumab or Pembrolizumab is... Read Full »
Can liver cancer be misdiagnosed as liver hemangioma?
Query: Hello doctor,I started having right sided pain in the rib area around one year and three months ago. It got really bad last week and I went to a doctor. They did an ultrasound and found several hyperechoic nodular foci on the liver. He said this could simply represent hemangiomas but could be mucino... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Do not worry and do not panic. All your reports (attachment removed to protect patient identity) are pointing towards hemangiomas. It is easy to differentiate between cancer and hemagioma by a radiologist on CT scan, MRI, or ultrasound. Your reports are clearly indic... Read Full »
What are the options for hepatoma other than chemotherapy?
Query: Hello doctor, I want to ask about my father. He is too ill. His doctor told us about a hepatoma in his liver and the liver is enlarged. Now, kindly tell me the treatment. The doctor said about chemotherapy but we did not agree for it. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Hepatoma can be benign (noncancerous) or malignant (cancerous called HCC). If cancerous, there are many types. You have not attached any reports of your respected father. If the doctor is talking about chemotherapy, that means, it is malignant or cancerous. The comm... Read Full »