Mike has been diagnosed with liver cancer. He has a 5cm by 5 cm mass on his liver. This type of cancer is rare in someone who has never had HIV, cirrhosis, hepatitis or a blood transfusion, so he may have cancer elsewhere that has spread to his liver. On Monday, May 17, he'll go in for a PET scan which should show if there is cancer present in other organs. The results should be available by Tuesday.
The liver cancer is not treatable by radiation or chemo. Right now Mike is looking at surgery to remove up to one third of the liver. The surgery will take place at IU in downtown Indy, but the date is still TBA. He could be in the hospital for 8-14 days following the procedure.
Prayers would be much appreciated! Thank you for the support!
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